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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Strath, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Camasunary - Camas Fhionnairigh”
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
Latitude
57.19205° or 57° 11′ 31″ northLongitude
-6.11704° or 6° 7′ 1″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C9M5VRM+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 394816330OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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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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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 “Camasunary”. Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.