Scourie Bay

Places of Interest

Handa Island

Island

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Handa Island or usually Handa, is an island in Eddrachillis Bay off the west coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It is 309 hectares and 123 metres at its highest point. Handa Island is situated 2½ miles north of Scourie Bay.

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Scourie

Village

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Scourie, historically spelled "Scoury", is a village on the north west coast of Scotland, about halfway between Ullapool and Durness. The name comes from the Gaelic word Sheiling or shed, a stone-built place of shelter used during the summer months.

Tarbet

Hamlet

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Tarbet is a hamlet in Sutherland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the nearest port of contact to the Scottish Wildlife Trust's national nature reserve of Handa Island, and a small ferry operates between the two. Tarbet is situated 3 miles north of Scourie Bay.

Fanagmore

Hamlet

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Fanagmore is a hamlet in Sutherland, Highland, in far northwestern Scotland. It lies on the south shore of Loch Laxford, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Fanagmore is situated 3½ miles northeast of Scourie Bay.

Scourie Bay

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