Embo (Scottish Gaelic: Eurabol) is a village in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. It is in the traditional/postal county of Sutherland, about 2 miles NNE of Dornoch. Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The Highland council area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd[1] in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known officially as the former postal counties, were subdivisions of the UK in routine use by the Royal Mail until 1996. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. ... Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Dornoch is a burgh and seaside resort in Sutherland, Highland, on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands, and the north shore of the Dornoch Firth. ...

On 16 July 1988, Embo declared itself independent from the rest of the United Kingdom for one day. This was done to raise funds to convert the unused primary school in the village into a community centre. July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Community centres are public locations where members of a community may gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. ...

The declaration of independence was legal & approved by HM Queen Elizabeth II & the Prime Minister at the time (Margaret Thatcher)^{[citation needed]}. The village issued its own currency, called the Cuddie. The rate of exchange was 2 cuddies to the pound. A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, born 21 April 1926), styled Her Majesty The Queen, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ...

Cuddies were accepted in the local public house - Grannies Heilan' Hame, in exchange for a measure of Clynelish Malt Whisky. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Scotch whisky Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ...

The owners of the distillery, in nearby Brora, sponsored the bid for independence by issuing a commemorative label on 50 cases of Clynelish Malt Whisky - "The Spirit of Free Embo" Distillation is a means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points. ... Brora (Scottish Gaelic: Brùra) is a small town in the east of Sutherland in Northern Scotland. ...

Bronze Age remains were excavated to the south of the village in 1956, other burials having previously been discovered in the area. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nancy Dorian's research of the local East Sutherland Gaelic dialect showed that in 1964, over 100 of the village's total population of fewer than 300 still actively spoke Gaelic, and that many more had a "smattering" or were "perfect passive bilinguals". This percentage even briefly increased during the 1970s with "returners" to the village. Until the end of the 1970s at least, Embo was a bilingual Gaelic and English speaking community. Brora and Golspie had much smaller percentages of Gaelic speakers at that time. Gaelic as an adjective means pertaining to the Gaels, whether to their language or their culture. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Golspie is a small,coastal village in the far North of Scotland. ...

As with the entire region of East Sutherland, the end of the 19th century and the collapse of the fishing industry coincided with the decline of Gaelic as the majority language of the people. Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Salmon for sale at a marketplace The Fishing industry is the commercial activity of fishing and producing fish and other seafood products. ...

Population

1901 550 ("Northern Times", 2 Jun 2006);

2001 no separate figure given by GRO, "Dornoch locality" = 1206

Transport

The nearest railway stations are at Tain and Golspie, both about 10 route miles away. Tain (Ordnance Survey grid reference NH779821) is a royal burgh in the county of Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Golspie is a small,coastal village in the far North of Scotland. ...

Twinned with: Kaunakakai, Hawaii. Kaunakakai is a census-designated place located in Maui County, Hawaii. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Map reference: Ordnance Survey: NH 816 928

Coordinates: 57°54′N, 3°59′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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