Scoraig

Scoraig
A white lighthouse on a hillside, with a wind turbine in the background
The old lighthouse at Scoraig (moved to this site and converted to a museum), and in the background a locally designed wind turbine.
Scoraig
Scoraig shown within the Ross and Cromarty area
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Scoraig (Scottish Gaelic: Sgoraig) is a settlement located on a remote peninsula between Little Loch Broom and Loch Broom, south of Ullapool in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.

Today it is known for its remoteness (reachable only by boat or about five miles' walk),[1] its somewhat "alternative" atmosphere, organic food production, and its pioneering use of wind power.

There is a primary school, which as of September 2015 provides education to five pupils.[2] Most children over the age of 14 go to Ullapool school,[3] to which they either commute weekly, stay in the school's hostel accommodation, or their parent(s) move house at this point to provide them with a secondary education.

References

  1. ↑ "Pupil ferries in the Highlands to go out to tender". BBC News Scotland online. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ controlcenter. "Ullapool High School". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  • scoraig.com, website of the Scoraig Community Association
  • kirkurd.net, photographs taken at the Scoraig festival, 1990
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