Scolpaig

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.

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet on North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Scalpeg” and “Sgolpaig”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scolpaig Tower.

Scolpaig Tower

Tower

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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'.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tigharry and Malaclete.

Tigharry

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tigharry is a small village on the west of North Uist. It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave. Tigharry is situated 2½ miles south of Scolpaig.

Malaclete

Hamlet

Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Malaclete is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles east of Scolpaig.

Sollas

Village

Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland. Sollas is situated 5 miles east of Scolpaig.

Scolpaig

Category: locality
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.64858° or 57° 38′ 55″ north

Longitude

-7.48639° or 7° 29′ 11″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

9C9JJGX7+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5138631301

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dun Scolpaig, dun (site of) and tower and Dun Scolpaig.

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