Scarinish

Scarinish (Scottish Gaelic: Sgairinis) 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. The harbour was built in 1771.[1]

Scarinish
  • Scottish Gaelic: Sgairinis

Scarinish harbour
Scarinish
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNM043449
 Edinburgh144 mi (232 km)
 London439 mi (707 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF TIREE
Postcode districtPA77
Dialling code01879
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

The village has the only bank on the island (a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland), a Co-op grocery store, a hotel, and a Post Office.

The Tiree ferry terminal is located there, with a ferry service that runs to Oban on the Scottish mainland.[2] A ferry shelter completed in March 2003 won the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award that year.[3]

References

  1. "Scarinish". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Destinations: Tiree". Caledonian MacBrayne. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. "Ferry shelter wins building prize". BBC News. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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