"A
location on the north coast of Sutherland, Highland Council Area,
Coldbackie lies at the head of Tongue Bay, two miles north of Tongue.
The small bay here
is dominated by a sheer conglomerate red sandstone cliff." The
Edinburgh University online gazetter for Scotland
Coldbackie sits under the Watch Hill, looking north over it's
spectacular beach to the Rabbit Islands. It is one of series of
crofting townships,
running from Tongue, through Coldbackie, Strath Tongue, Dalharn, Blandy
and Scullomie to the desterted township of Slettel that sit on the
eastern
fringes of the Kyle of Tongue.
The
history of Coldbackie and environs, it's location and scenery, and the
stories
about the people and geography of this North Sutherland township are
laid out in this web site.
