Scolpaig, North Uist

Name: Scolpaig
Address: North Uist, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in North Uist

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Facts and practical information

Scolpaig is a district on the north-west coast of the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. In 2018 it was unsuccessfully proposed as the site of a spaceport backed by the Scottish government. In 2019 it was again proposed as the site of a spaceport. ()

Coordinates: 57°38'56"N, 7°29'6"W

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North Uist United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Scolpaig Tower, Rockall, Vallay, Sollas.

~1230 ftSE
Tower, Archaeological site
Scolpaig Tower, North Uist
6 min walk • 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'.
3.6 miS
Island
Rockall
92 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.
2.8 miE
Island
Vallay
72 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...
5.2 miE
Neighbourhood
Sollas, North Uist
132 min walk • Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.

Scolpaig, North Uist

Facts and practical information

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

Scolpaig Tower, North Uist

Rockall

Vallay

Sollas, North Uist