Drumbeg, Sutherland

Human settlement in Scotland

Drumbeg

Location within the Sutherland area

Population101 (2011 settlement zones)OS grid referenceNC122327Council area

Highland

Lieutenancy area

Sutherland

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLairgPostcode districtIV27 4NWDialling code(01571) 833PoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish UK Parliament

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Scottish Parliament

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

List of places: UK; Scotland

58°14′31″N 5°11′56″W / 58.242°N 5.199°W / 58.242; -5.199

Drumbeg (Scottish Gaelic: An Druim Beag) is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.^[1]

The village of Drumbeg lies within a few hundred metres of one of Scotland's earliest known shipwrecks, first surveyed in 2012 by Wessex Archaeology and thought to be a Northern European trading vessel dating to the mid-seventeenth century. Wreck remains include three iron cannons. The significance of this wreck has been recognised in its legal designation as Scotland's first Historic Marine Protected Area,^[2] making it an offence to interfere with the wreck without a licence from the Scottish Government, although divers may visit the site on a 'look but don't touch' basis.

Scenes of the short film, Zip 'n Zoo were filmed in Drumbeg. Several of the villagers appeared in the film as extras.

References

^ "Drumbeg". The Gazetteer for Scotland. The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Drumbeg Historic MPA (HMPA1)". Retrieved 29 August 2019.