Kilmuir
Kilmuir is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Kilmuir is situated nearby to the hamlet Lonmore, as well as near Heribost.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunvegan Castle and Dunvegan Parish Church.
Dunvegan Castle
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Kilmuir.
Dunvegan Parish Church
Church
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunvegan is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan is within the parish of Duirinish. In 2011, it had a population of 386.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunvegan and Roag.
Dunvegan
Dunvegan is a small village on Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, with a population of 386 in 2011. The main draw is the castle. Dunvegan is also a base for exploring Duirnish, the peninsula to the west.
Roag
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roag, meaning noisy place or 'deer bay' in Norse, is a small remote scattered hamlet on the north west shore of Pool Roag in the west of the Duirinish peninsula. Roag is situated 2 miles south of Kilmuir.
Vatten
Hamlet
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vatten is a hamlet 3 miles south east of Dunvegan, on the eastern shore of Loch Vatten, on the Isle of Skye, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. In 2011 it had a population of 315. Vatten is situated 2½ miles southeast of Kilmuir.
Kilmuir
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.43333° or 57° 26′ northLongitude
-6.55° or 6° 33′ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9C9MCCMX+8XGeoNames ID
2645576
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