Garafad
Garafad or Garafad, is a linear crofting settlement on the east coast of the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is part of Staffin, and lies 14 miles north of Portree.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Kilmuir on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “An Garadh Fada” and “Garrafad”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Steinscholl Mill and Loch Mealt.
Loch Mealt
Lake
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staffin and Stenscholl.
Garafad
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.6307° or 57° 37′ 51″ north
Longitude
-6.20592° or 6° 12′ 21″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
9C9MJQJV+7J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Garafad” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Garafad”
- Dutch: “Garafad”
- Irish: “An Garradh Fada”
- Irish: “An Gàrradh Fada”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Gàrradh Fada”
- “Garafad - An Gàrradh Fada”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Brogaig and Glasphein.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Talla Stafainn and Staffin Free Church of Scotland (Continuing).
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