Bracadale

Bracadale is a settlement and civil parish on the in . It lies on the west coast of the island, west-south-west of , on Loch Beag, an inlet off Loch Harport.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Beag and Dun Ardtreck.

Building
is an iron-age broch located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.

Archaeological site
is a D-shaped dun, or "semi-broch", located on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. is situated 2 miles southwest of Bracadale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balgown and Struan.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Village
is a small village on the west coast of the island of Skye, on the shores of Loch Beag, itself an inlet of . "Struan" is the anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic word sruthan, meaning "small stream", or the flow at the point where a spring appears.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Bracadale

Latitude
57.36062° or 57° 21′ 38″ north
Longitude
-6.40842° or 6° 24′ 30″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB RCD
Open location code
9C9M9H6R+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1323398098
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2655020
Wiki­data ID
Q2258259
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Bracadale” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Bracadale
  • Dutch: Bracadale
  • French: Bracadale
  • Irish: Bracadal
  • Irish: Bràcadal
  • Scots: Bracadale
  • Scottish Gaelic: Bracadal
  • Swedish: Bracadale
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  • Bracadale - Bracadal

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dun Diarmaid, Broch and Bracadale Free Church.

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