Portnalong
Portnalong is a small village on north west of the Isle of Skye on the shore of Loch Harport. Portnalong is Gaelic for "harbour of the ships". It was founded by crofters from Lewis and Harris in 1921.Portnalong and Fiscavaig are both crofting townships in the North Talisker common grazings where 69 crofters hold in common the sheep stock club that manages that commons.Notable Places in the Area
Oronsay
Islet
Oronsay is an uninhabited tidal island in Loch Bracadale on the west coast of Skye, Scotland. Oronsay is situated 2 miles west of Portnalong.
Dun Beag
Archaeological site
Dun Beag is an iron-age broch located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Struan on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. Dun Beag is situated 2½ miles north of Portnalong. Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loch Fada
Water feature
Loch Fada is situated 2 miles south of Portnalong. Photo: S Parish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Localities in the Area
Fiskavaig
Hamlet
Fiskavaig is a crofting settlement on the west shore of the Minginish peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland and the council area of Highland.
Struan
Village
Struan is a small village on the west coast of the island of Skye, on the shores of Loch Beag, itself an inlet of Loch Harport. Struan is situated 2 miles north of Portnalong.
Ullinish
Hamlet
Ullinish is a crofting township on Loch Bracadale, on the southwest coast of Skye, Scotland. Ullinish is situated 2 miles northwest of Portnalong.
Portnalong
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Category: village
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
Latitude 57.3286° or 57° 19' 42.9" north | Longitude -6.4087° or 6° 24' 31.2" west |
Elevation 125 feet (38 metres) | OpenStreetMap ID node 493399710 |
GeoNames ID 2640020 |
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Also Known As
- Basque: Portnalong
- Irish: Port nan Long, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach
- Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Long
- Swedish: Portnalong
- Port na Long
Other Places Named Portnalong
- PortnalongLocality, County Donegal, Ireland
- Port na LongLocality, Scotland, United Kingdom
- PortnalongCemetery, Scotland, United Kingdom
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Loch HarportBay
- Fiskavaig BayBay
- Gesto BayBay
- Loch BeagBay, 2 miles north
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