Strath Suardal
Strath Suardal is a valley in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 486 feet. Strath Suardal is situated nearby to the hamlet Heaste, as well as near the locality Boreraig.Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 486 feet
- Description: valley on Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Swordale”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Cill Chriosd and Cill Chriosd.
Cill Chriosd
Cemetery
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the parish church was relocated to Broadford.
High Pasture Cave
Cave
Photo: Paul Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Pasture Cave is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. 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. High Pasture Cave is situated 2 miles west of Strath Suardal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heaste and Boreraig.
Heaste
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heasta, Heast, or the anglicised form Heaste, pron. /heɪst/, is a small settlement on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is located on the west coast of the island five miles south of Broadford extending down to the north shore of Loch Eiseort, facing out to the Atlantic to the south west and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Heaste is situated 1½ miles southeast of Strath Suardal.
Boreraig
Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boreraig is a deserted township in Strath Swordale on the north shore of Loch Eishort in the parish of Strath, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Boreraig is situated 1½ miles south of Strath Suardal.
Kilbride
Hamlet
Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde, or the Church of Saint Bride) is a small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland. 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. Kilbride is situated 2 miles west of Strath Suardal.
Strath Suardal
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Strath Suardal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Strath Suardal”
- Dutch: “Swordale”
- Swedish: “Strath Suardal”
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