Population 5 (2001 Census) Post town ULLAPOOL Dialling code 01854 | OS grid reference NB992067 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district IV26 | |
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Summer isles hotel achiltibuie united kingdom hd review
The Summer Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Samhraidh, [nə ˈhelanən ˈs̪auɾɪ]) are an archipelago lying in the mouth of Loch Broom, in the Highland region of Scotland.
Contents
- Summer isles hotel achiltibuie united kingdom hd review
- Map of Summer Isles United Kingdom
- A taste of the summer isles day 2
- Geography
- Smaller islands
- Conservation
- Literature and film
- Summer Isles Philatelic Bureau
- References
Map of Summer Isles, United Kingdom
A taste of the summer isles day 2
Geography
Tanera Mòr is the largest island, although only has a couple of inhabitants. It was formerly home to an Atlantic salmon fish farm, some rental holiday homes, a café and a post office, which operated its own local post and printed its own stamps since 1970 until 2013, but a new set is planned for 2016. The island has no roads and the only recognisable path goes around the Anchorage, the sheltered bay on the east side of the island. Boats sail to the island from Achiltibuie and Ullapool.
Smaller islands
Conservation
The islands are part of the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.
Frank Fraser Darling, an important figure in the development of Scottish conservation, lived on Tanera Mòr for two years in the 1930s. His book, Island Years (published 1940), records his time in the Summer Isles, painting Priest Island as a place of great beauty as well as great wildlife.
Literature and film
Summer Isles Philatelic Bureau
Since 1970 the Summer Isles Philatelic Bureau has been issuing stamps of the islands for tourists who place them on mail to be carried to the nearest GPO Post Box on the mainland.