Ruaig

Ruaig is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Ruaig is situated nearby to the locality Brock, as well as near Mealbhach.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village on Tiree, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Rubhaig”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Mor a‘ Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree and Soa Island.

Dun Mor a‘ Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Dun Mor a‘ Chaolais, broch and cup-marked rock, Millton, Tiree is an archaeological site.

Soa Island

Island

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Soa is an uninhabited tidal island off the coast of Tiree, to the south of the settlement of Ruaig. At low tide it is joined to mainland Tiree by a sand tombolo and numerous rocky outcrops.

Dun Mor Vaul

Archaeological site

Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dun Mor Vaul is an iron-age broch located on the north coast of the island of Tiree, in Scotland. Dun Mor Vaul is situated 2 miles northwest of Ruaig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scarinish and Kenovay.

Scarinish

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scarinish is the main village on the island of Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is located on the south coast of the island, between Hynish Bay to the southwest and Gott Bay to the northeast. Scarinish is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ruaig.