Kilmuir

Kilmuir is a village on the west coast of the peninsula in the north of the island of Skye, and a civil parish covering the north of the peninsula.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in the north of the island of Skye, in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Cille Mhoire” and “Kilmuir, Skye”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain and Skye Museum of Island Life.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Museum
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The is a museum in Kilmuir, Skye, Scotland, which is dedicated to preserving a township of thatched cottages as they would have been on Skye at the end of the 18th century.

Archaeological site
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilvaxter and Bornesketaig.

Hamlet
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is a crofting township located on the Trotternish peninsula of the in the of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland.

Hamlet
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, Scottish Gaelic Borgh na Sgiotaig, is a dispersed crofting settlement in on the .

Hamlet
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is a small village on north west coast of the peninsula in Kilmuir, , , and is in the council area of Highland. The village of , lies 5 miles to the south.

Kilmuir

Latitude
57.64712° or 57° 38′ 50″ north
Longitude
-6.38011° or 6° 22′ 48″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C9MJJW9+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 755730622
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645574
Wiki­data ID
Q15238476
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Satellite Map

Discover Kilmuir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Kilmuir” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kilmuir”
  • Breton: “Cille Mhoire”
  • Dutch: “Kilmuir”
  • Irish: “Cille Mhoire”
  • Italian: “Kilmuir”
  • Japanese: “キルミュア”
  • Manx: “Cille Mhoire”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Mhoire”
  • Urdu: “بالگون”
  • Welsh: “Cille Mhoire”
  • “Cille Mhoire”
  • “Kilmuir”
  • “Kilmuir - Cille Mhoire”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kilmuir Hall and Kilmuir and Stenscholl Church of Scotland.

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