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.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Also known as: “Kilbride, Skye”

Places of Interest

Highlights include High Pasture Cave and Loch Cill Chriosd.

High Pasture Cave

Cave

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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.

Loch Cill Chriosd

Lake

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Loch Cill Chriosd is a lake.

Cill Chriosd

Cemetery

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the parish church was relocated to Broadford. Cill Chriosd is situated 1½ miles east 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.