Crask

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Crask
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A view of Farr Bay looking from Crask.
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Crask
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference NC721625
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bettyhill
Postcode district KW14 7
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°31′52″N4°11′49″W / 58.531°N 4.197°W / 58.531; -4.197

Crask is a small remote hamlet, situated on Farr Bay in the Scottish Highlands, on the shore of northern Sutherland in the Scottish council area of Highland.

The village of Bettyhill lies less than one mile (1.6 km) to the west along the A836 road. The village of Farr is situated immediately to the east. It is the fictional setting on the West coast of Scotland, used in John Buchan's novel John Macnab .

The area is primarily used for farming and agriculture, with a few remote farms. [1]

References

  1. "Crask". Canmore. 17 August 1995. Retrieved 18 April 2025.