Tiree
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關於Tiree
Tiree (Gaelic Tiriodh) is the westernmost island of the Inner Hebrides. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide, with a population of 653 in 2011. It's low-lying and relatively fertile - the name means "land of corn". Like other Hebridean islands it briefly flourished in the 19th century when kelp was valuable, but suffered the usual decline of poverty and forced depopulation. Civil unrest was so bad here in 1886 that the government sent a warship, but the uprising ended peaceably and the Marines showed the islanders how their terrain was ideal for golf.
There isn't a tourist office, but see Discover Tiree and Tiree Community Development Trust for local info.
Tiree旅遊指南
如何抵達
1 Tiree airfield (TRE IATA), Crossapol PA77 6UW, ☏ +44 1879 220456. Loganair fly from Glasgow (GLA IATA), taking just under an hour. They fly year round two or three times a day (so a day trip is feasible) except in winter Sa Su with only a single flight. The aircraft are medium-sized turboprobs with a standard 22-kg baggage allowance. Hebridean Air Services fly from Oban to Tiree one day a week (usually Wednesday), year round, a triangular route via Coll. The aircraft are BNF Islanders with 10-kg total baggage capacity. (Oban has no mainland flights so for inter-city connections you have to route via Glasgow.) The passenger terminal is west side of the airfield four miles from Scarinish, so it's not beyond hiking but you'll prefer to have a ride waiting. It has a cafe and toilets, and a small local history exhibition. (updated Jun 2022) 2 Scarinish is the landing point for Calmac ferries from Oban, which take four hours. Apr-Oct they sail daily, Nov-March daily except Wednesday and Friday. They often call at Coll on the way, so these two islands are easily combined on a trip. On Wednesdays Apr-Oct the ferry continues to Barra.
當地交通
The island is big enough to make it worth bringing a car. It's fairly flat with quiet roads, good for exploring by bicycle. Attractions around Scarinish are easily reached on foot. Car hire is available from Toraz (aka Tiree Sea Tours, +44 7788 810623). John Kennedy Transport hire buses of various sizes for group travel. There is no taxi, but the ring-n-ride minibus runs M-Sa 7AM-6PM, with late services on Tuesday. Phone +44 1879 220419 to book a journey between 1 hour and 1 week in advance. Priority is given to ferry connections. Bike hire is available from Tiree Fitness. They're based at Sandaig west side of the island but can drop off and pick up elsewhere, and are open all year. They also organise the half- and ultra-marathon, see below.
必看景點
An Turas (meaning "the journey") is an art installation by the ferry jetty, completed in 2003. It's a long corridor ending in a glass booth with a view over Gott Bay. It's open all hours, so you can use it as a shelter waiting for the ferry. They somehow never briefed the artists to include an ATM and coffee machine. Kirkapol chapels, both ruined, are by Tiree Lodge Hotel, across the bay from the ferry pier. The smaller is 13th century, the larger is 14th. An Iodhlann (Tiree Historical Centre), Scarinish PA77 6UH (by Scarinish Beach Hotel), ☏ +44 1879 220793. Jul Aug: M-F 11AM-5PM; Sep-Jun: M W Th 9AM-3PM. An Iodhlann, pronounced "an-ee-lun", means the farmyard where the harvest is stored. It's a small but fascinating museum, with archives for family research. Free. (updated Jun 2022) Pudding houses are a unique Tiree hybrid. The traditional Highland "black house" (tigh dhu) was squalid, with no chimney, and livestock sharing the soot-stained interior. They were replaced in the 18th and 19th centuries by more hygienic "white houses". For some reason on Tiree, soot-blackened masonry was set into white mortar, creating a spotted or pudding effect. Some are ruinous but several remain in use. 1 Maclean's Cross is a stumpy early medieval cross in the graveyard at Soroby. Another of similar date has been re-used as a grave slab. 2 Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum, Upper Square, Hynish PA77 6UQ, ☏ +44 1865 311468. Shore station for a lighthouse built between 1838 and 1844. The lighthouse is on wave-lashed Skerryvore 12 miles out to sea, and was designed by Alan Stevenson, uncle of Robert Louis. There is an exhibition on the difficult building of the lighthouse, and another on the Treshnish Isles. The signal tower is sometimes also open. The light was automated in 1994. The harbour for the supply boats kept silting up: see the ingenious flush mechanism that kept it clear. Donation. (updated Jun 2022) 3 Happy Valley might not be what its ancient occupants called it. They dwelt
體驗活動
1 Wild Diamond offer water sports: surfing, windsurfing, kiting, kayaking and sand yachting. Their shop is at Cornaig, by Loch Bhasapol at the northwest corner of the island, and this is the rendezvous point for activities which rove with sea conditions. They also host the Tiree Windsurfing Competition in October. Blackhouse Watersports also offer surfing on that exposed shore. 2 Vaul Golf Club. 9 hole flattish course with no obstacles. (updated Jun 2026) Tiree Music Festival is held on An Talla beach, 2 miles west of Scaranish beside the airfield. The next is F 10 - Su 12 July 2026. Running: the half-marathon and 10-km race are next run on 1 May 2027; there isn't a full marathon. The ultramarathon of 35 miles is next run on Su 6 Sept 2026. Basking sharks congregate in early summer in the Sound of Gunna, the narrow straits separating Tiree from Coll. Shark-watching trips run from Oban and Coll; none go regularly from Tiree but you might be able to negotiate this locally.
購物
Coop Food in Scarinish is open daily 7AM-10PM. It's facing the hotel. Bank: the RBS next to the Coop is open Tu-Th 10AM-2:30PM. No ATM. Crossapol Post Office, Crossapol PA77 6UP (by turn-off for airfield), ☏ +44 345 722 3344. M-Sa 8AM-5PM. General store and Post Office with a bit of everything - souvenirs, groceries, plumbing fittings, books. (updated Jun 2022) Fuel: Crossapol filling station is open M-Sa 8AM-6PM, but there's no e-charge point. If you have at least half a tank when you board the ferry at Oban, that will be enough to get around Tiree, Coll and back to Oban.
美食
1 Ceabhar Restaurant, Sandaig PA77 6XQ, ☏ +44 1879 220684. W-Sa 7-10PM. Small restaurant with micro-brewery, booking essential. (updated Jun 2022) Cobbled Cow (Aisling's Kitchen), Crossapol PA77 6UP (At entrance to airfield), ☏ +44 1879 220096. M-Sa 11AM-4PM. Small friendly cafe. (updated Jun 2022) The Calf is a mobile fast food takeaway in Scarinish village car park, hours erratic. Cafaigh Carrieanne's is a cafe at the ferry pier. Yellow Hare, Gott Pier PA77 6TN (at ferry pier), ☏ +44 1879 220440. Su M W-F 10AM-5PM; Sa 9AM-3PM, 6-8PM. Coffee and cakes, gift shop. (updated Jun 2022)
飲品與夜生活
"... some of the islanders were lacking morals and were idle because of their fondness and intemperance..." — so in 1802 the Duke of Argyll prohibited distilling on Tiree Bun Dubh brewery is part of Ceabhar Restaurant in Sandaig. Tiree Tea is a range of tea bags developed on the island. The shop is at Ceolas on the east tip. Isle of Tiree Distillery, at Hynish on the southwest coast. They started up in 2019 and Tyree Gin is already on sale. The whisky might be ready in 2025, meanwhile they sell a similar Speyside malt. Shop and visitors' centre closed in winter. Distillery Tour & Gin Tasting £18.50. (updated Jan 2024)
住宿
1 Balinoe Campsite, Balinoe PA77 6TZ, ☏ +44 7712 159205. Open Apr-Oct with pods and a wooden bothy. Tents, caravans and camper-vans welcome. Facilities include toilets, showers, indoor kitchen and dining area, and wifi. They'r only staffed for the hour after the ferry arrives, so make your way promptly. They also run
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