Scarinish

Scarinish (Scottish Gaelic: Sgairinis [ˈs̪kaɾʲɪnɪʃ]) 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] In 1961 it had a population of 103.^[2]

Scarinish Scottish Gaelic: Sgairinis
Scarinish harbour
Scarinish Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NM043449
• Edinburgh	144 mi (232 km)
• London	439 mi (707 km)
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF TIREE
Postcode district	PA77
Dialling code	01879
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland 56.5012°N 6.8072°W / 56.5012; -6.8072

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.^[3] A ferry shelter completed in March 2003 won the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award that year.^[4]