Torrin

Torrin is a settlement on the island of Skye in Scotland.
Wikipedia
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: settlement on the island of Skye in Scotland
  • Also known as: “Torran”

Places of Interest

Highlights include High Pasture Cave and Beinn na Caillich.

Cave
Photo: Paul Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, . Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place.

Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain with a height of 732 metres, west of on the , Scotland. It is one of the Red Hills, or Red . There is another on Skye, with an identical height. is situated 2 miles northeast of Torrin.

Lake
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lake, which is situated 2 miles east of Torrin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilbride and Kirkibost.

Hamlet
Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
(Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde, or the Church of Saint Bride) is a small township in Strath Swordale, , . The township is situated in a pocket of fertile lime-rich soil, between the Red Hills to the north and Beinn an Dubhaich and the Suidhisnis peninsula to the south.

Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Torrin.

Hamlet
Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.
or Kilmaree, is a village in the , . Its most notable feature is the village church and graveyard. The graveyard has a significant number of tombstones from highland clans, in particular Clan MacKinnon. is situated 3 miles southwest of Torrin.

Torrin

Latitude
57.21304° or 57° 12′ 47″ north
Longitude
-6.01244° or 6° 0′ 45″ west
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Open location code
9C9M6X7Q+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 398942370
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635637
Wiki­data ID
Q3777244
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Torrin” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Torrin”
  • Dutch: “Torrin”
  • Irish: “Na Torrain”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Na Torrain”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Na Torran”
  • “Na Torrain”
  • “Torrin”
  • “Torrin - Na Torrain”

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