Scolpaig Tower, North Uist

Name: Scolpaig Tower
Address: North Uist, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in North Uist

Tower, Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Scolpaig Tower is a Georgian folly located near the village of Scolpaig on the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name probably derives from the Old Norse scolpvik, or 'Scolp Bay'. ()

Coordinates: 57°38'46"N, 7°28'53"W

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North Uist United Kingdom

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Scolpaig Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rockall, Vallay, Sollas.

3.4 miSW
Island
Rockall
88 min walk • Rockall is an uninhabitable granite islet situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom claims that Rockall lies within its exclusive economic zone and is part of its territory, but this claim is not recognised by the Republic of Ireland.
2.7 miNE
Island
Vallay
70 min walk • Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people. Its best-known inhabitant was the archaeologist Erskine Beveridge. The island is...
5.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Sollas, North Uist
129 min walk • Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.

Scolpaig Tower, North Uist

Facts and practical information

Scolpaig Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Rockall

Vallay

Sollas, North Uist