Skinidin
Skinidin is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Skinidin is situated nearby to the hamlet Uiginish, as well as near the locality Druim na Creige.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Sgianaidean”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunvegan Castle and The Three Chimneys.
Dunvegan Castle
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Skinidin.
The Three Chimneys
Restaurant
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Three Chimneys is a restaurant in Colbost, Isle of Skye, Scotland. While in operation beforehand, the restaurant came to prominence after being taken over around 1985 by Eddie and Shirley Spear.
Dun Fiadhairt
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Fiadhairt is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. Dun Fiadhairt is situated 1½ miles north of Skinidin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colbost and Dunvegan.
Colbost
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colbost is the first of a straggle of tiny settlements on the Duirnish Peninsula in the northwest of Skye. The others are Totaig, Glendale, Lephin and Milovaig, then the road dead-ends.
Dunvegan
Dunvegan is a small village on Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, with a population of 386 in 2011. The main draw is the castle. Dunvegan is also a base for exploring Duirnish, the peninsula to the west.
Totaig
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Totaig is a small crofting settlement on the west coast of Loch Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. The village of Dunvegan is 5 miles southeast. Totaig is situated 2 miles northwest of Skinidin.
Skinidin
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.4362° or 57° 26′ 10″ northLongitude
-6.62682° or 6° 37′ 37″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C9MC9PF+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2521167776OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2637711Wikidata ID
Q124566544
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Skinidin” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Sgianaidean”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgianaidean”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgianaidin”
- “Sgianaidean”
- “Skinidin”
- “Skinidin - Sgianaidean”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Uiginish and Druim na Creige.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dun Totaig and Uiginish Point.
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