Summer Isles
| Summer Isles | |
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 The Summer Isles from Ben Mòr Coigach |
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 Summer Isles
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| Summer Isles shown within the Highland council area | |
| Population | 5 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | NB992067 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ULLAPOOL |
| Postcode district | IV26 |
| Dialling code | 01854 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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| Scottish Parliament | |
The Summer Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Samhraidh, pronounced [nə ˈhelanən ˈs̪auɾɪ]) are an archipelago lying in the mouth of Loch Broom, in the Highland region of Scotland.
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.
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.
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.
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