Sound of Sleat

The Sound of Sleat is a narrow sea channel off the western coast of . It divides the peninsula on the south-east side of the Isle of Skye from , and on the Scottish mainland.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: strait in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Linne Shleiteach, An” and “Sleat Sound”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sleat Primary School.

School
Bun-sgoil Shlèite is a primary on the peninsula of the island of Skye in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilmore and Ferindonald.

Hamlet
Photo: John McLuckie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small township on the east coast of the…

Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Ferrindonald is a crofting township…

Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the peninsula of , Lochaber, , on the west coast of .

Sound of Sleat

Latitude
57.07445° or 57° 4′ 28″ north
Longitude
-5.827° or 5° 49′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C9P35FF+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 931177228
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2637657
Wiki­data ID
Q7564782
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Sound of Sleat” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sound of Sleat”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Linne Shlèiteach”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Linne Shlèiteach”
  • Swedish: “Sound of Sleat”
  • Turkish: “Sleat Boğazı”
  • Welsh: “Swnt Sleat”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dun Ban and An Fhaochag.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: An Sgòrr and Leabharlann Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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