Scoraig

Scoraig (Scottish Gaelic: Sgoraig) is a settlement located on a remote peninsula between Little Loch Broom and Loch Broom, north-west of Ullapool in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The 1871 census recorded more than 380 Gaelic-speaking inhabitants of Scoraig. Today it is known for its remoteness (reachable only by boat or about five miles' walk), its somewhat "alternative" atmosphere, organic food production, and its pioneering use of wind power. There is a primary school, which in 2015 had five pupils, and in 2018, seven. Most children over the age of 14 go to Ullapool High School, which because of the distance requires living there at least during the week. There is postal service three times a week, and a sea-ferry and a community boat serve the settlement in addition to private boats.

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Human settlement in Scotland

Scoraig Scottish Gaelic: Sgoraig
The old lighthouse at Scoraig (moved to this site and converted to a museum), and in the background a locally designed wind turbine.
Scoraig Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Ross and Cromarty
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GARVE
Postcode district	IV23
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57°54′55″N 5°21′54″W / 57.9152°N 5.365°W / 57.9152; -5.365

Scoraig (Scottish Gaelic: Sgoraig) is a settlement located on a remote peninsula between Little Loch Broom and Loch Broom, north-west of Ullapool in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.

The 1871 census recorded more than 380 Gaelic-speaking inhabitants of Scoraig. Today it is known for its remoteness (reachable only by boat or about five miles' walk),^[1][2] its somewhat "alternative" atmosphere,^[3] organic food production, and its pioneering use of wind power.

There is a primary school, which in 2015 had five pupils,^[4] and in 2018, seven.^[1] Most children over the age of 14 go to Ullapool High School,^[5] which because of the distance requires living there at least during the week.^[1] There is postal service three times a week, and a sea-ferry and a community boat serve the settlement in addition to private boats.^[1]

References

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1. ^ ^{a b c d} Gold, Ed (19 November 2018). "The remote UK community living off grid". BBC News. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
2. ^ "Pupil ferries in the Highlands to go out to tender". BBC News Scotland online. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
3. ^ "The remote UK community living off-grid". BBC News. 19 November 2018.
4. ^ Denholm, Andrew (8 September 2015). "Remote school with just five pupils needs a new teacher". The Herald. Glasgow: Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
5. ^ "Ullapool High School". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scoraig.

• scoraig.com, website of the Scoraig Community Association
• kirkurd.net, photographs taken at the Scoraig festival, 1990
• The remote UK community living off-grid, BBC 19 November 2018