Scarinish

Scarinish
Scottish Gaelic: Sgairinis
Scarinish
 Scarinish shown within Argyll and Bute
Council areaArgyll and Bute
Lieutenancy areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF TIREE
Postcode district PA77
Dialling code 01879
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentArgyll and Bute
Scottish ParliamentArgyll and Bute
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°30′04″N 6°48′26″W / 56.5012°N 6.8072°W / 56.5012; -6.8072

Scarinish (Scottish Gaelic: Sgairinis) is the main village on the island of Tiree, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. The town is home to the only bank on the island (a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland), a grocery store (the Co-op), one hotel, a Post Office. There is also a ferry service to Oban in on the Scottish mainland.

Scarinish harbour
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