Scalpay is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.

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Its coordinates are 57.3117°, -5.9767°.

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Scalpay

In or near Broadford.

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Scalpay — island of the Inner Hebrides in Highland, Scotland, UK.

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Typical visit: 4 h–12 h

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

Scalpay is an island located in the Scottish Highlands, with coordinates 57.3117° N latitude and -5.9767° W longitude. There is no nearest railway station or postcode provided, and entry to the island is free. Accessibility information is not available.

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Scalpay is a island in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 25 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 4 people. Part of Inner Hebrides. Wikidata describes it as: "island of the Inner Hebrides in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.3117°, -5.9767°.

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Scalpay (; Scottish Gaelic: Sgalpaigh) is an inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland which has a population of 4.

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Background

History

from Scalpay.]] Dean Monro gave the following description of Scalpay in 1549:<blockquote>...a fair hunting forest, full of deer, with certain little woods and small towns, well inhabited and manured, with many strong coves, good for fishing, in heritage it pertains to Maclean of Duart.</blockquote> By the time of Dr Johnson's tour, the island was held by a tenant of Sir Alexander Macdonald. Shipping magnate and politician Donald Currie owned the island in the late 19th century and was responsible for the construction of the first roads and much tree planting.

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Coordinates: 57.3117, -5.9767
Population: 4

Sources

wikidata: Q501210 (CC0)
wikipedia: Scalpay, Inner Hebrides (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Scalpay, Inner Hebrides.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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