Scalpay
#7288 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Scalpay is an inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland which has a population of 4. ()
Scalpay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Blà Bheinn, Belig, Broadford Parish Church, Garbh-bheinn.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBlà Bheinn, Isle of Skye
191 min walk • Blà Bheinn, is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier to the Black Cuillin. It is mainly composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineers and scramblers. The name Blà Bheinn is thought to mean "blue mountain", from a combination of Norse and Gaelic.
MountainBelig, Sligachan
151 min walk • Belig, is a mountain in the Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located in the centre of the island, northeast of the main Black Cuillin range. A fine and sharp peak, Belig's summit is the culmination of three ridges. It is often climbed in conjunction with its neighbour Garbh-bheinn. The nearest village is Dunan to the east.
ChurchBroadford Parish Church, Isle of Skye
105 min walk • Broadford Parish Church, Skye is a parish church in the Church of Scotland in Broadford, Skye.
MountainGarbh-bheinn, Sligachan
176 min walk • Garbh-Bheinn, is a mountain in the Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located in the centre of the island, northeast of the main Black Cuillin range.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBeinn na Caillich, Broadford
107 min walk • Beinn na Caillich, west of Broadford on the Isle of Skye, is one of the Red Hills, or Red Cuillin. Its name is translated into English as Hill of the Old Woman. It is often referred to locally simply as The Beinn.
Natural attraction, WaterfallEas a' Bhradain, Sligachan
148 min walk • Eas a' Bhradain is a waterfall of Scotland. It is located between Marsco and Loch Ainort on the Allt Coire nam Bruadaran of the island of Skye at grid reference...
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainClach Glas, Isle of Skye
183 min walk • Clach Glas is a mountain on the Black Cuillin of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its elevation is 786 m and the name translates as The Grey Stone.
IslandEilean Meadhonach
133 min walk • Eilean Meadhonach is the second largest of the Crowlin Islands, located in the Inner Sound off the island of Skye, Scotland. It is situated immediately to the west of Eilean Mòr, and to the north is Eilean Beag, both of which it is connected to at low tide.
IslandPabay
93 min walk • Pabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of Skye. The name Pabay is derived from an old Norse word meaning "priest's isle" and there are the remains of a 13th-century chapel.
IslandLongay
63 min walk • Longay is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay. In 1971, the Caledonian MacBrayne mailboat Loch Seaforth ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.
NeighbourhoodSkye and Lochalsh, Broadford
155 min walk • Skye and Lochalsh is one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region of Scotland. The main offices of the Skye and Lochalsh district council were in Portree, on the Isle of Skye.
Scotland