Tongue, Highland

Tongue is a village on the north coast of the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the east shore of the Kyle of Tongue and north of the Ben Hope and Ben Loyal mountains.

Tongue is the site of the ruined eleventh century Norse Varick Castle. The village also saw a key battle between a Jacobite treasure ship and an English ship in 1746, which resulted in the Jacobite crew trying to slip ashore with their gold. They were then caught by the English, which cost Bonnie Prince Charlie valuable support in the run-up to Culloden.