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Teangue

Coordinates: 57°06′50″N 5°51′47″W / 57.114°N 5.863°W / 57.114; -5.863
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Teangue
Knock Castle
Teangue is located in Isle of Skye
Teangue
Teangue
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG664089
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF SKYE
Postcode districtIV44
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°06′50″N 5°51′47″W / 57.114°N 5.863°W / 57.114; -5.863

Teangue (Scottish Gaelic: An Teanga) is a fishing village on the Sleat peninsula, Isle of Skye, Highlands of Scotland. It is situated in Knock Bay on the west side of the Sound of Sleat.[1] It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Knock Castle is located to the west of the village.

The A851 road passes through Ferrindonald.

In 2022, a man was killed after he was shot at a property in Teangue during the Skye and Lochalsh attacks.[2]

Economy

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Torabhaig distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery that opened in 2017 in Teangue.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Teangue, Skye" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Man charged with murder and attacks around Skye". BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ Buxton, Ian (2021). 101 Craft and World Whiskies to Try Before You Die. 2nd Edition. Headline. p. 71. ISBN 9781472279026.
  4. ^ Jackson, Michael (2017). Whisky. The Definitive World Guide. Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. p. 85. ISBN 9780241328552.