What is recorded here
Scolpaig Tower is a castle, fort or tower in Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland. Perhaps it watched the sea for boats or thieves. Maybe its walls still hold the heat of hands that built them. Imagine standing inside when the wind stopped and listening for breath.
A named place photographed at this map point in Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Scolpaig Tower is a 16th-century tower house located on the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides. It is associated with the MacNeil clan and is remembered as a rare example of early modern Scottish island architecture.
Places near here
Scolpaig Tower - Close-upCastle, fort or tower · 11 yd
Scolpaig Tower in Loch ScolpaigCastle, fort or tower · 11 yd
North Uist, Loch Scolpaig, Dun ScolpaigDun (later Prehistoric), Tower (early 19th Century), Quern (iron Age) · 17 yd
Dùn ScolpaigRuins · 17 yd
Ruinous Black House on the Shore of Loch ScolpaigOld home or work place · 148 yd
Unusual island houseIsland · 556 yd
Bàgh SgolpaigBay · 802 yd
North Uist, Kilphedder, Cille PheadairCross (early Medieval) · 869 yd
Eilean Baile BharcaisIslet · 898 yd
Beinn ScolpaigMountain / peak · 1310 yd
Coastguard StationHeritage place · 1558 yd
Carra-cromMountain / peak · 1695 ydOther information
Photo: djmacpherson · CC BY-SA 2.0