Halistra
Halistra, is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Halastra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isay and Clett.
Isay
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isay is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Dunvegan, 1 kilometre off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye. Isay is situated 2 miles southwest of Halistra.
Clett
Islet
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clett is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Halistra.
Mingay
Islet
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mingay is an islet in the Inner Hebrides off Skye and Isay. Together with Isay and Loch Dunvegan, it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal. Mingay is situated 2 miles southwest of Halistra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Halistra and Gillen.
Gillen
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gillen is a hamlet on the Waternish peninsula of the island of Skye in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Trumpan
Village
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trumpan is a hamlet located on the Vaternish peninsula in the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish council area of the Highland. Trumpan Church, which is now a ruin, was the focus of a particularly brutal incident in 1578, when the Clan MacDonald of Uist travelled… Trumpan is situated 1½ miles northwest of Halistra.
Halistra
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.54265° or 57° 32′ 34″ northLongitude
-6.60578° or 6° 36′ 21″ westElevation
463 feet (141 metres)Open location code
9C9MG9VV+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3919455515OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Halistra” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Halistra”
- Dutch: “Halistra”
- Irish: “Halastra”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Halastra”
- “Halastra”
- “Halistra”
- “Halistra - Halastra”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Upper Halistra and Hallin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ‘Duirinish Free Church (Continuing)’ and Halistra, Upper Halistra and Hallin Grazings.
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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 “Halistra”. Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.