Scourie

Scourie is a village on the north-west coast of , about halfway between and . It is in the civil parish of Eddrachillis, in the traditional county of , now part of the council area; the 2011 Census classified it as "very remote rural" with an adult population of 132.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Handa Island.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarbet and Foindle.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , on the west coast of . It is the nearest port of contact to the Scottish Wildlife Trust's national nature reserve of , and a small ferry operates between the two. is situated 2½ miles north of Scourie.

Hamlet
is a village on the south shore of Loch Laxford in , , and is in the council area of Highland. The village of is located 0.5 miles to the west, and sit in the same cove. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Scourie.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , , in far northwestern . It lies on the south shore of Loch Laxford, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. is situated 3½ miles north of Scourie.

Scourie

Latitude
58.35052° or 58° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
-5.15471° or 5° 9′ 17″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB RIE
Open location code
9CCP9R2W+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 194545057
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638344
Wiki­data ID
Q3776799
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Satellite Map

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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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scourie Post Office and The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland - Scourie Congregation.

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