Tiree
Sign in to saveTiree is the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The low-lying island, southwest of Coll, has an area of and a population of around 700.
Key facts
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Coll and Tiree##Scotland Argyll and Bute##Scotland
- Scottish island.caption
- Tiree shown next to Coll##Tiree within Argyll and Bute##Tiree within Scotland
- Scottish island.image_flag
- Tiree Island Flag.svg
- Scottish island.flag_caption
- Sun of Barley flag adopted in 2018
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NL999458
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Tiriodh
- Scottish island.norse name
- Tyrvist
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Gaelic for 'land of corn'
- Scottish island.area rank
- 17
- Scottish island.highest elevation
- Ben Hynish
- Scottish island.Population
- 700
- Scottish island.population rank
- 18
- Scottish island.main settlement
- Scarinish
- Scottish island.island group
- Mull
- Scottish island.local authority
- Argyll and Bute
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geology
- Geography
- Transport
- Climate
- Economy
- Culture and media
- People connected to Tiree
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Tiree is the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The low-lying island, southwest of Coll, has an area of and a population of around 700.
The land is highly fertile, and crofting, alongside tourism, and fishing are the main sources of employment for the islanders. Tiree, along with Colonsay, enjoys a relatively high number of total hours of sunshine during the late spring and early summer compared to the average for the United Kingdom. Tiree is a popular windsurfing venue; it is sometimes referred to as the "Hawaii of the north". In most years, the Tiree World Classic surfing event is held here. People native to the island are known as Tirisdich.