Culkein Drumbeg is a remote village on the north west coast of Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. It is located 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) north west of Drumbeg

Drumbeg, Sutherland

Drumbeg 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....

 in Assynt

Assynt

Assynt is a civil parish in west Sutherland, Highland, Scotland – north of Ullapool.It is famous for its landscape and its remarkable mountains...

, Sutherland

Sutherland

Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...

, in the Highland council area.

It is a crofting

Crofting

Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man....

 and fishing village, and has a small jetty used by several fishing boats and pleasure boats, as well as a fish farm.

Parts of the short film, Zip 'n Zoo

Zip 'n Zoo

Zip 'n Zoo is a 2008 film directed by Bruce Robertson, starring John Hannah, Simone Lahbib and Remy Bennett. The name of the film is derived from the sound of casting during fly-fishing.- Plot :...

were filmed in Culkein Drumbeg. Many residents appeared in the film as extras.

External links

• Drumbeg, Undiscovered Scotland
• Photos of Culkein Drumbeg, Geograph Britain and Ireland