Guillamon Island

Guillamon Island is an uninhabited island south of Scalpay, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is 8 acres in area and 400 yards long in a north-to-south direction.

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Type: Islet
Description: island in Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Eilean Guillamon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pabay and Mackinnon Memorial Hospital.

Pabay

Island

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Pabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of Skye. The name Pabay is derived from an old Norse word meaning "priest's isle" and there are the remains of a 13th-century chapel. Pabay is situated 2½ miles east of Guillamon Island.

Mackinnon Memorial Hospital

Hospital

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The former Mackinnon Memorial Hospital building is now vacant; it sits adjacent to the new Broadford Hospital, all services having moved into this new purpose built building in March 2022. Mackinnon Memorial Hospital is situated 2 miles south of Guillamon Island.

Broadford Parish Church

Church

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Broadford Parish Church, Skye is a parish church in the Church of Scotland in Broadford, Skye. Broadford Parish Church is situated 2½ miles south of Guillamon Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corry and Broadford.

Corry

Hamlet

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Broadford, together with nearby Harrapool, is the second-largest settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Lying in the shadow of the Red Cuillin mountains, Broadford is within the parish of Strath. Corry is situated 2 miles south of Guillamon Island.

Broadford

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Broadford is a village straggling along the main road across Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. All island routes converge here so you're bound to pass through it.