Scoraig (Scottish Gaelic: Sgoraig) is a settlement located on a remote peninsula between Little Loch Broom and Loch Broom, north-west of Ullapool in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.

Scottish Gaelic: Sgoraig
The old lighthouse at Scoraig (moved to this site and converted to a museum), and in the background a locally designed wind turbine.
Scoraig Location within the Ross and Cromarty area
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Ross and Cromarty
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GARVE
Postcode district	IV23
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57.9152°N 5.365°W / 57.9152; -5.365

The 1871 census recorded more than 380 Gaelic-speaking inhabitants of Scoraig. Today it is known for its remoteness (reachable only by boat or about five miles' walk),[1][2] its somewhat "alternative" atmosphere,[3] organic food production, and its pioneering use of wind power.

There is a primary school, which in 2015 had five pupils,[4] and in 2018, seven.[1] Most children over the age of 14 go to Ullapool High School,[5] which because of the distance requires living there at least during the week.[1] There is postal service three times a week, and a sea-ferry and a community boat serve the settlement in addition to private boats.[1]

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scoraig.

• scoraig.com, website of the Scoraig Community Association
• kirkurd.net, photographs taken at the Scoraig festival, 1990
• The remote UK community living off-grid, BBC 19 November 2018