Fiskavaig
Fiskavaig or Fiscavaig is a picturesque crofting settlement on the north-west shore of the Minginish peninsula, Isle of Skye in the Highland Council area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fiosgabhaig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Ardtreck and Loch nan Uan.
Dun Ardtreck
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Ardtreck is a D-shaped dun, or "semi-broch", located on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portnalong and Talisker.
Portnalong
Village
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portnalong is a small village on north west of the Isle of Skye on the shore of Loch Harport. Portnalong is Gaelic for "harbour of the ships". It was founded by crofters from Lewis and Harris in 1921.
Talisker
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Talisker is a settlement on the Minginish peninsula in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Talisker is situated 2 miles south of Fiskavaig.
Ullinish
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ullinish is a crofting township on Loch Bracadale, on the southwest coast of Skye, Scotland. The only promontory fort on Skye is located at Ullinish. It is situated to the west of Struan and just south of the hamlet of Ebost. Ullinish is situated 2½ miles north of Fiskavaig.
Fiskavaig
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.31798° or 57° 19′ 5″ northLongitude
-6.43863° or 6° 26′ 19″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
9C9M8H96+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 493406601OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Fiskavaig” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Fiskavaig”
- Dutch: “Fiskavaig”
- Irish: “Fioscabhaig”
- Irish: “Fiosgabhaig”
- Panjabi: “ਫਿਸਕਾਵੈਗ”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Fioscabhaig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Fiosgabhaig”
- “Fiosgabhaig”
- “Fiskavaig”
- “Fiskavaig - Fiosgabhaig”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fiosgabhaig an Ear and Fiosgabhaig an Iar.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fiskavaig Bay and Beinn Bheag.
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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 “Fiskavaig”. Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.