Skinidin

Skinidin is a hamlet in , . Skinidin is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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.

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is located 1 mile to the north of on the , off the west coast of . It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Skinidin.

Restaurant
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a restaurant in , , . While in operation beforehand, the restaurant came to prominence after being taken over around 1985 by Eddie and Shirley Spear.

Archaeological site
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is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. is situated 1½ miles north of Skinidin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colbost and Dunvegan.

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is the first of a straggle of tiny settlements on the Duirnish Peninsula in the northwest of . The others are Totaig, Glendale, Lephin and Milovaig, then the road dead-ends.

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is a small village on in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, with a population of 386 in 2011. The main draw is the castle. is also a base for exploring Duirnish, the peninsula to the west.

Hamlet
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is a small crofting settlement on the west coast of on the . The village of is 5 miles southeast. is situated 2 miles northwest of Skinidin.

Skinidin

Latitude
57.4362° or 57° 26′ 10″ north
Longitude
-6.62682° or 6° 37′ 37″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9C9MC9PF+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2521167776
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2637711
Wiki­data ID
Q124566544
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Satellite Map

Discover Skinidin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

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