Lothbeg

Hamlet in Sutherland, Scotland

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Human settlement in Scotland

Lothbeg Scottish Gaelic: Loth Beag
Lothbeg is located in Sutherland Lothbeg Lothbeg Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC947103
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Helmsdale
Postcode district	KW8 6

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 58°04′11′′N 3°47′07′′W / 58.06959°N 3.78522°W / 58.06959; -3.78522

Lothbeg is a small coastal hamlet, on the coast of the North Sea in eastern Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The main Edinburgh to Thurso A9 road runs through Lothbeg. The hamlet is 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Helmsdale,^[1] and Brora is 4 miles (6 km) southwest along the A9.

The meaning is "little marsh". Loth "marsh" Beag "little".

References

^ Bartholomew gazetteer of places in Britain. Edinburgh: Bartholomew. 1986. p. 158. ISBN 0-7028-0731-1.

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