Teangue

Human settlement in Scotland

Teangue

Location within the Isle of Skye

Highland

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townISLE OF SKYEPostcode districtIV44PoliceScotlandFire Scottish 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

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

References

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