Monkstadt
Monkstadt is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Monkstadt is situated nearby to the hamlet Linicro, as well as near Totscore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Kilmuir, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Mogastad”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monkstadt House, Skye and Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain.
Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain
Archaeological site
Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain is an archaeological site.
Dun Skudiburgh
Fort
Photo: IBM Ralston, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dun Skudiburgh is a prehistoric fort near Uig, Skye, Scotland. The site is on the west coast of Trotternish, on a steep-sided knoll about 60 metres above the shore of Loch Snizort. Dun Skudiburgh is situated 1½ miles south of Monkstadt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Totscore and Kilvaxter.
Kilvaxter
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilvaxter is a crofting township located on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland.
Kilmuir
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmuir is a village on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island of Skye, and a civil parish covering the north of the peninsula. Kilmuir is situated 2 miles north of Monkstadt.
Monkstadt
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.62069° or 57° 37′ 15″ northLongitude
-6.39142° or 6° 23′ 29″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9C9MJJC5+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 10010112418OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2642325Wikidata ID
Q124546908
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Satellite Map
Discover Monkstadt from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Monkstadt” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Mogastad”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Mogastad”
- “Mogastad”
- “Monkstadt”
- “Monkstadt - Mogastad”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Linicro and Balgown.
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Highlights include Loch Chaluim Chille monastery and Carn Liath.
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