Valtos Rocks
Valtos Rocks is in Highland Council, Scotland. Valtos Rocks is situated nearby to the locality Herishader, as well as near the hamlet Culnacnoc.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Mealt and Dun Grianan,broch on N shore of Loch Mealt.
Loch Mealt
Lake
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Mealt is an inland fresh-water loch on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It lies close to Ellishadder and south of Staffin, on the eastern side of the Trotternish peninsula.
Dun Grianan,broch on N shore of Loch Mealt
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Grianan,broch on N shore of Loch Mealt is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellishadder and Lealt.
Ellishadder
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellishadder is a crofting township, situated close to the north shore of the freshwater Loch Mealt, on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Lealt
Hamlet
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lealt is a crofting township, on the western coastline of the Sound of Raasay on the Trotternish peninsula of Skye, in the Highlands of Scotland and the council area of Highland. Lealt is situated 2 miles south of Valtos Rocks.
Staffin
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Staffin is a township with the Gaelic name An Taobh Sear, which translates as "the East Side", on the northeast coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye. Staffin is situated 3 miles northwest of Valtos Rocks.
Valtos Rocks
- Type: Rock
- Also known as: “Red Rocks”
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.597° or 57° 35′ 49″ northLongitude
-6.15212° or 6° 9′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C9MHRWX+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 12135935104OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockGeoNames ID
2635018
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