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Scalasaig

Scalasaig lies on the east coast of , in the council area of of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle.
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Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village on Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Schallasaig”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dùn Eibhinn and Lord Colonsay Monument, Colonsay.

Fort
Photo: Jlmcafee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Dun Evan, Dun Eivan or Fort of Eyvind, is a hillfort located on the Inner Hebridean island of , Scotland. The site is located at grid reference NR38229439.

Memorial
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a memorial.

Lake
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a loch located on the Inner Hebridean island of , . It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km and is the largest loch on Colonsay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonsay.

Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the , about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.

Scalasaig

Latitude
56.06963° or 56° 4′ 11″ north
Longitude
-6.18858° or 6° 11′ 19″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C8M3R96+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251881583
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638450
Wiki­data ID
Q7429691
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Satellite Map

Discover Scalasaig from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Scalasaig” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Scalasaig”
  • Dutch: “Scalasaig”
  • French: “Scalasaig”
  • Irish: “Sgalasaig”
  • Japanese: “スカラセイグ”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sgalasaig”
  • Swedish: “Scalasaig”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dun site and Community Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Scalasaig”. Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.