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A court in the Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands
Portree Sheriff Court is not currently manned full-time. Please contact 01478 612191 before travelling to attend and if you are unable to obtain an answer on that number, please contact Inverness Sheriff Court on 01463 230782 where a member of staff will assist you
Portree Sheriff Court House dates from 1865 and was designed by the architectural firm Matthews and Lawrie. The jurisdiction of the court covers the Islands of Skye, Raasay and part of Glenelg on the mainland.
Jury trials which would otherwise call at Portree Sheriff Court were transferred to Inverness from July this year, due to the ongoing staffing challenges being faced by GEOAmey.
We would like to make it clear that all other hearings, including summary trials and civil hearings will still call at Portree Sheriff Court. Please only attend Inverness Sheriff Court if you have received a citation requiring you to do so.
Sheriff Clerk’s Office
Sheriff Courthouse
Somerled Square
Portree
Isle of Skye
IV51 9EH
01478 612191
Stewart Retsis
Court accepts dative petitions, Special Petitions and Requirement of Writings applications only. Inventories and the issuing of confirmation is undertaken at Inverness Sheriff Court.
01478 613203
01478 612191 (recorded message after 17:00)
A phone interpreter service is available when you contact a court by phone or attend in person. To access this service ask for phone interpreter and the language required.
The phone interpreter service is not available during actual court proceedings.
If you are deaf, have hearing loss or are speech impaired you can contact us for free with Relay UK.
If you use British Sign Language (BSL) and wish to phone us using a sign language interpreter, you can use the online video relay interpreting service. For more information see the Contact Scotland BSL website.
The Sheriff Clerk's office is open Monday to Friday:
Please note that this office is not always permanently staffed. If you are travelling from a distance to attend please telephone to confirm that the office will be open.
New, first instance custody cases will continue to be heard in hub courts as first instance cases in each Sheriffdom as follows. Thereafter, if a further substantive hearing is assigned this will be to the court of local jurisdiction.
To pay a fine or for information please go to paying a fine.
The court is situated in Somerled Square in the centre of Portree. Use the journey planner for transportation information.
Cycle parking racks can be found to the side of the Sheriff Court on Somerled Square on CycleStreets cycle parking map.
There is no rail service on Skye. The closest railway station is on the mainland in Kyle of Lochalsh, 34 miles away.
There is no public parking at the court house. There are two pay and display car parks nearby, one in Somerled Square which has a number of blue badge spaces, and another at Bayfield which is a five minute walk from the courthouse.
The main taxi rank is in Somerled Square outside the Church of Scotland.
The following numbers can be used to call a taxi:
On arrival please report to the Sheriff Clerk's office just inside the entrance to the court house. You will be directed from there to where you need to go in the building.
If you are attending for jury duty please report to the Sheriff Clerk's office. If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon.
A loop induction service is available in the courtroom for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact the Sheriff Clerk's office if you require to use this facility.
Disabled access is available from the side entrance situated in the police station car park. This is a small office and it is not always permanently staffed. If you are travelling from a distance to attend the office please telephone to confirm that the office will be open.
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