Kinlochbervie

Kinlochbervie
Scottish Gaelic: *Ceann Loch Biorbhaidh*
Kinlochbervie Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Biorbhaidh;
	Kinlochbervie from the war memorial.
	Kinlochbervie Location within the Sutherland area
Population	410 (2011)
OS grid reference	NC220563
• Edinburgh	187 mi (301 km)
• London	518 mi (834 km)
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LAIRG
Postcode district	IV27
Dialling code	01971
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross;
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross;
	List of places UK Scotland 58°28′N 5°03′W / 58.46°N 5.05°W

Kinlochbervie (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Biorbhaidh, IPA: [ˈkʲʰaun̪ˠˈɫ̪ɔxˈpiɾivɪ]) is a scattered harbour village in the north west of Sutherland, in the Highland region of Scotland.^[2] It is the most northerly port on the west coast of Scotland.

Geography

Sandwood Bay, a scenic beach, is about a five-mile (eight-kilometre) drive or a four-mile (six-kilometre) walk north of Kinlochbervie. Other scenic areas close to the village include Oldshoremore Beach and Rhiconich.

Fishing

The majority of local industry is based upon fishing. Although the fleet of ships actually based in Kinlochbervie is rather small, many ships from the east coast of Scotland land their catches in Kinlochbervie. The dominant feature of the town is the large fish handling depot. From here catches are loaded onto large refrigerated lorries for transport by road throughout Europe. The importance of this link to the outside world to the local economy means that Kinlochbervie has surprisingly good road links, given its remote location and rugged local geography.

Tourism

The local scenery is a tourist attraction and is also an important part of the local economy. There are many holiday homes and small bed and breakfast businesses in the area. The largest in the village is Kinlochbervie Hotel.

Sports

The village also has a rather successful amateur football team, which competes in the local amateur league along with Durness, Tongue, Bettyhill, Lochinver and Melvich. In 2005 they won the league trophy, the prestigious Stafford Cup, for the first time in many years. The team also won The Guy Cup in the same year by winning a tournament of local teams. This was the first time a team west of the Kyle of Tongue had won it.

The sport of shinty has recently been resurrected in Kinlochbervie by the local school, shinty was once played across North Sutherland until the 20th century but never competitively. Kinlochbervie Camanachd Club now compete at junior level against teams from across the Highlands.

Cultural references

The village features prominently in Irish writer Brian Friel's play Faith Healer. Sailor Frank Dye started his 650-nautical-mile (1,200-kilometre) journey to Iceland in a small Wayfarer dinghy from the village in 1963.

Time Team

Divers from Time Team explored the waters off the coast of Kinlochbervie, about 20 metres (65 ft) below the sea's surface after a shipwreck and artefacts were discovered by divers from RAF Lossiemouth. The artefacts found included two anchors, five iron cannons and Spanish pottery from the 16th century. The site was designated as a Historic Maritime Protected Area in 2013.^[3] The episode was first broadcast on Sunday 20 January 2002.

Gallery

Kinlochbervie Harbour
Trawlers docked at Kinlochbervie Harbour
Loch Clash
Oldshoremore Beach

References

^ "POPULATION CHANGE IN CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND 2001 TO 2011". Highland Council. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kinlochbervie". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kinlochbervie Historic MPA (HMPA3)". Retrieved 20 December 2018.

External links

[1] "POPULATION CHANGE IN CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND 2001 TO 2011". Highland Council. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

[2] Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kinlochbervie". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

[3] Historic Environment Scotland. "Kinlochbervie Historic MPA (HMPA3)". Retrieved 20 December 2018.

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