Camasunary

Camasunary is a bay on the Strathaird peninsula of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Camasunary is the Scots form of the Gaelic name Camas Fhionnairigh, and means "Bay of the White Shieling". The township has about 10 ruined houses.

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blà Bheinn.

Blà Bheinn

Peak

Photo: Sarah Maidment, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blà Bheinn or Blàbheinn, also known as Blaven, is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier of the Black Cuillin range. Blà Bheinn is situated 2 miles northeast of Camasunary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkibost and Kilmarie.

Kirkibost

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkibost is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of Camasunary.

Kilmarie

Hamlet

Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.

Kilmarie or Kilmaree, is a village in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its most notable feature is the village church and graveyard. The graveyard has a significant number of tombstones from highland clans, in particular Clan MacKinnon. Kilmarie is situated 2½ miles east of Camasunary.

Elgol

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elgol is a tiny village on the south coast of Skye in the Scottish Hebrides, with a population of 168 in 2011. The main attraction is the view of the mountains, especially from nearby Loch Coruisk.

Camasunary

Type: Locality
Description: locality in Strath, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.19205° or 57° 11′ 31″ north

Longitude

-6.11704° or 6° 7′ 1″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

9C9M5VRM+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 394816330

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2653952

Wikidata ID

Q3776768

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Spanish—“Camasunary” goes by many names.

Irish: “Camas Fhionnairigh”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Camasunary”
Spanish: “Camas Fhionnairigh”

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