Scourie
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Handa Island.
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 northwest of Scourie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarbet and Foindle.
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 2½ miles north of Scourie.
Foindle
Hamlet
Foindle is a village on the south shore of Loch Laxford in Lairg, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Fanagmore is located 0.5 miles to the west, and sit in the same cove. Foindle is situated 3½ miles northeast of Scourie.
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 north of Scourie.
Scourie
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.35052° or 58° 21′ 2″ northLongitude
-5.15471° or 5° 9′ 17″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB RIEOpen location code
9CCP9R2W+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 194545057OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2638344Wikidata ID
Q3776799
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Scourie” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Scourie”
- Catalan: “Scourie”
- Chinese: “斯考里”
- Dutch: “Scourie”
- Irish: “Sgobhairigh”
- Japanese: “スクーリー”
- Spanish: “Scourie”
- Swedish: “Scourie”
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