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]
Drumbeg
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 View over Loch Drumbeg to the village of Drumbeg itself. In the background, Quinag can be seen rising in the distance | |
  Drumbeg Location within the Sutherland area | |
| Population | 101 (2011 settlement zones) |
| OS grid reference | NC122327 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lairg |
| Postcode district | IV27 4NW |
| Dialling code | (01571) 833 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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
edit- ^ "Drumbeg". The Gazetteer for Scotland. The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Drumbeg Historic MPA (HMPA1)". Retrieved 29 August 2019.