Rhue, Scotland Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Rhue
Static Image Name:File:Rhue, Loch Broom - panoramio.jpg
Gaelic Name:An Rubha
Os Grid Reference:NH099972
Map Type:Scotland
Coordinates:57.9236°N -5.2106°W
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Post Town:Ullapool
Postcode District:IV26 2
Postcode Area:IV

Rhue (An Rubha in Gaelic) is a small settlement north of Ullapool in Ross and Cromarty, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland, Scotland.

Etymology

Rhue derives from An Rubha which means "headland" in Gaelic. The full name of the area is "RudhaCadail" which in Gaelic means "the Point (ie headland) of the Sleepy People". Legend has it that the name came from sailors found asleep but quite unharmed on the rocks (where the lighthouse is now) after their boat was shipwrecked on a stormy night. The settlement is shown on earlier maps as "Ard-a-chadail", the 'village' of the sleepy people.