Beinn Scolpaig
Beinn Scolpaig is a peak in Western Isles, Scotland and has an elevation of 289 feet. Beinn Scolpaig is situated nearby to the locality Ariard, as well as near Foisigearraidh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scolpaig Tower and Vallay.
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'.
Vallay
Island
Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people.
Oronsay
Islet
Photo: Jac Volbeda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oronsay is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances.
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.
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 4½ miles east of Beinn Scolpaig.
Beinn Scolpaig
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 289 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.65577° or 57° 39′ 21″ northLongitude
-7.47313° or 7° 28′ 23″ westElevation
289 feet (88 metres)Open location code
9C9JMG4G+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 5335651784OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12611789
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Localities in the Area
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