Seaboard Villages

Seaboard Villages

The Seaboard Villages are three contiguous coastal villages, situated about 10 km southeast of the town of Tain in Easter Ross, Scotland. They face east onto the Moray Firth.

Namely (from North to South):
*Hilton of Cadboll - which has the pier
*Balintore - which has the harbour
*Shandwick - which has the bay

External links

* [http://www.rchs.uhi.ac.uk/communit/p37/ht/hy/DTTS/Cover.html "Down to the Sea" - online version of history book of Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick]


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