Portnalong

Portnalong is a small village on north west of the on the shore of Loch Harport. Portnalong is Gaelic for "harbour of the ships". It was founded by crofters from in 1921.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 125 residents
  • Description: village on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Port na Long” and “Port nan Long”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Ardtreck and Oronsay.

Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a D-shaped dun, or "semi-broch", located on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.

Islet
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is an uninhabited tidal island in on the west coast of , Scotland. It is c.1,000 metres long by 220m wide running approximately north-east to south west. is situated 2½ miles west of Portnalong.

Archaeological site
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is an iron-age broch located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. is situated 2½ miles north of Portnalong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fiskavaig and Coillore.

Village
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or Fiscavaig is a picturesque crofting settlement on the north-west shore of the peninsula, in the Highland Council area.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles north of Portnalong.

Hamlet
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles north of Portnalong.

Portnalong

Latitude
57.32817° or 57° 19′ 41″ north
Longitude
-6.404° or 6° 24′ 14″ west
Population
125
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Open location code
9C9M8HHW+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 493399710
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640020
Wiki­data ID
Q7232132
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Portnalong” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Portnalong”
  • Breton: “Port nan Long”
  • Cornish: “Port nan Long”
  • Irish: “Port nan Long, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach”
  • Irish: “Port nan Long”
  • Manx: “Port nan Long”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port nan Long, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Port nan Long”
  • Swedish: “Portnalong”
  • Welsh: “Port nan Long”
  • “Port nan Long”
  • “Portnalong”
  • “Portnalong - Port nan Long”

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