Tarskavaig
Tarskavaig is a crofting village on the west coast of Sleat on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It sits in a glen which meets Tarskavaig Bay and lies opposite the Isles of Eigg, Rum and Canna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Sleat on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tarsgabhaig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunscaith Castle.
Dunscaith Castle
Castle
Photo: Peter Trant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunscaith Castle also known as Dun Scaich, Dun Sgathaich Castle and Tokavaig, is a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye, in the north-west of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tokavaig and Ord.
Ord
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ord is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tarskavaig.
Glasnakille
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasnakille is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ miles northwest of Tarskavaig.
Tarskavaig
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.11734° or 57° 7′ 2″ northLongitude
-5.98554° or 5° 59′ 8″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
9C9P4287+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 664013797OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Tarskavaig” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tarskavaig”
- Dutch: “Tarskavaig”
- Irish: “Tarscabhaig”
- Irish: “Tarsgabhaig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Tarscabhaig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Tarsgabhaig”
- Welsh: “Tarsgabhaig”
- “Tarsgabhaig”
- “Tarskavaig”
- “Tarskavaig - Tarsgabhaig”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Achnacloich and Druim Dubh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tarskavaig Community Hall and Loch Gauscavaig.
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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 “Tarskavaig”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.