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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Embo like this:
Embo, a fishing village, with a public school, in Dornoch parish, SE Sutherland, 2½ miles NNE of Dornoch town.
Embo is now part of HIGHLAND Council. Click here for graphs and data of how HIGHLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Embo itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Embo, in Highland and Sutherland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26997
Date accessed: 18th February 2026
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