Kilbride
Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde, or the Church of Saint Bride) is a small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The township is situated in a pocket of fertile lime-rich soil, between the Red Hills to the north and Beinn an Dubhaich and the Suidhisnis peninsula to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Also known as: “Kilbride - Cille Bhrìghde” and “Kilbride, Skye”
Places of Interest
Highlights include High Pasture Cave and Loch Cill Chriosd.
High Pasture Cave
Cave
Photo: Paul Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Pasture Cave is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place.
Beinn na Caillich
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beinn na Caillich is a mountain with a height of 732 metres, west of Broadford on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is one of the Red Hills, or Red Cuillin. There is another Beinn na Caillich at Kyle Rhea on Skye, with an identical height. Beinn na Caillich is situated 2 miles north of Kilbride.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torrin and Boreraig.
Torrin
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torrin is a settlement on the island of Skye in Scotland.
Boreraig
Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boreraig is a deserted township in Strath Swordale on the north shore of Loch Eishort in the parish of Strath, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Boreraig is situated 3 miles southeast of Kilbride.
Kirkibost
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkibost is a hamlet, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Kilbride.
Kilbride
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.20926° or 57° 12′ 33″ northLongitude
-5.9889° or 5° 59′ 20″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
9C9P6256+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 597743074OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Kilbride” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kilbride”
- German: “Kilbride, Skye”
- Irish: “Cille Bhrìghde”
- Japanese: “キルブライド”
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Highlights include Kilbride House, Skye and High Pasture Cave.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kilbride”. Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.