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Eyre

Eyre is a settlement on the eastern shore of Loch Snizort Beag on the northern coast of Skye in Scotland. The two Eyre standing stones are situated next to Loch Eyre. It is said that there was once a third stone here, although there is now no trace.
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Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: hamlet on Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Eighre” and “Eyre, Skye”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Cruinn and Kensaleyre Church.

Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a prehistoric site about 10 kilometres north-west of , on the , Scotland. It is on the Skerinish Peninsula, between Loch Snizort Beag and Loch Eyre.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kensaleyre and Romesdal.

Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a scattered crofting township, part of a group of settlements clustered around the A87 road on the shore of Loch Snizort Beag on the peninsula of the island of Skye in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Eyre

Latitude
57.4919° or 57° 29′ 31″ north
Longitude
-6.31405° or 6° 18′ 51″ west
Elevation
459 feet (140 metres)
Open location code
9C9MFMRP+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9580712168
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2649772
Wiki­data ID
Q5422977
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Eyre” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Eyre”
  • Irish: “Eighre”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eighre”
  • “Eighre”
  • “Eyre”
  • “Eyre - Eighre”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kensaleyre Standing Stones and Skye, Dun Eyre.

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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 “Eyre”. Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.