Portree Sheriff Court
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, 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
Coronavirus outbreak
In response to Government advice we have restricted the number of courts in Scotland dealing with urgent business.
This court is closed until further notice.
The hub courts operating for each Sheriffdom are:
Glasgow Sheriff and JP Court
Edinburgh Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Livingston, Selkirk & Jedburgh)
Dundee Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Forfar and Perth)
Falkirk Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Stirling, Alloa, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy)
Inverness Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Elgin, Fort William, Tain, Wick and the Island Courts - except Lerwick). Island custody courts will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
Aberdeen Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Peterhead, Banff and Lerwick)
Paisley Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Greenock and Dumbarton)
Kilmarnock Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Dunoon, Oban and Campbeltown)
Hamilton Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring Airdrie, Lanark and Ayr)
Dumfries Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Stranraer)
Please email the hub court for essential business only.
Check www.scotcourts.gov.uk for any updates
You can still pay fines online at: www.scotcourts.gov.uk/taking-action/pay-a-fine
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.
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Postal address
Sheriff Clerk’s Office,
Sheriff Courthouse,
Somerled Square,
Portree,
Isle of Skye,
IV51 9EH
Main telephone
01478 612191
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
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
Fax
01478 613203
Email
portree@scotcourts.gov.uk
Jury helpline
01478 612191 (recorded message after 17.00)
Accessibility contact
If you require the support of an interpreter when you contact a court (by phone or attend in person), a telephone interpretation service is available. To access this service ask for telephone interpreting and the language required. This service is NOT available during actual court proceedings.
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 contactSCOTLAND website. www.contactscotland-bsl.org
The court is situated in Somerled Square in the centre of Portree. Use the journey planner for transportation information.
By bus
Buses from all the outlying and local areas stop in Somerled Square in front of the police station. The police station is situated next to the court house.
By rail
There is no train station.
By car
There is a public car park in Somerled Square with a number of disabled parking places. There is another long stay car park at Bayfield (five minutes walk from the court) which is free.
By taxi
The main taxi rank is in Somerled Square in front of Portree Hotel.
The following numbers can be used to call a taxi:
- 01478 612797
- 01478 612826
- 01478 612074
- 01478 613100
- 01478 611844
- 01478 613000
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.
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. Language line facilities are available.
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.
Pay a fine online or make a payment in the Sheriff Clerk's office.
Payment Methods: Cash, Debit Card, Credit Card, Cheque or Postal Order. Please do not send cash through the post.
Please make cheques and postal orders payable to "Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service". Send by post to: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Central Processing Unit, PO Box 23, Glasgow, G5 9DA
Mon - Thurs - 09:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00
Fri - 09:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 16:30
Please note that this office 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.