Trumpan
Trumpan is a hamlet located on the Vaternish peninsula in the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish council area of the Highland. Trumpan Church, which is now a ruin, was the focus of a particularly brutal incident in 1578, when the Clan MacDonald of Uist travelled…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Troumpan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Borrafiach and Clett.
Dun Borrafiach
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Borrafiach is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. Dun Borrafiach is situated 1½ miles north of Trumpan.
Clett
Islet
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clett is an islet, which is situated 2 miles south of Trumpan.
Mingay
Islet
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mingay is an islet in the Inner Hebrides off Skye and Isay. Together with Isay and Loch Dunvegan, it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal. Mingay is situated 2 miles south of Trumpan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Halistra and Halistra.
Halistra
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halistra, is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Halistra is situated 1½ miles southeast of Trumpan.
Geary
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geary is a small crofting township, of some 40 houses, located on the remote northeast coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking the sea loch Loch Snizort, on the island of Skye, Scotland. Geary is situated 2½ miles east of Trumpan.
Trumpan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.5548° or 57° 33′ 17″ northLongitude
-6.64092° or 6° 38′ 27″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
9C9MH935+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 8289343489OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Trumpan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Trumpan”
- Dutch: “Trumpan”
- Irish: “Trumpan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Trumpan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Trùmpan”
- “Trumpan”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trumpan and Trumpan Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Trumpan”. Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.