Armadale Castle
Armadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Skye, former home of the MacDonalds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Estate
- Description: country house Sleat, Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Armadale Castle, Skye”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sleat Primary School and Knock Castle.
Sleat Primary School
School
Bun-sgoil Shlèite is a primary school on the Sleat peninsula of the island of Skye in Scotland. It is Scotland's only Gaelic Medium School with an English department. It was established in August 2007 though the building originally opened in November 1983.
Knock Castle
Knock Castle, also known as Caisteal Chamuis is a former stronghold of Clan MacLeod of Lewis and later, MacDonalds. It lies on the east coast of Sleat, approximately five miles north of Armadale on the Isle of Skye, south of Cnoc Uaine, on the eastern side of Knock Bay. Knock Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Armadale Castle.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmore and Ferindonald.
Kilmore
Hamlet
Photo: John McLuckie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmore is a small township on the east coast of the Sleat peninsula of the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish council area of Highland. It lies on the A851 road and is 1⁄4 mile southwest of Ferindonald. Bun-sgoil Shlèite and Sleat Medical Centre are located at the southern end of Kilmore, and the Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is 1⁄2 mile southwest.
Ferindonald
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ferindonald or Ferrindonald is a crofting township, located on the east coast of the Sleat peninsula, lying on the A851 road, in the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Armadale
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Armadale is the ferry port and main village of Sleat peninsula, the gently rolling southern part of the Isle of Skye. To the south it merges with Ardvasar, and a lane continues to dead-end at Aird of Sleat.
Armadale Castle
- Categories: country house, castle, and agriculture
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Armadale Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Armadaleko gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell d’Armadale”
- Dutch: “Armadale Castle”
- French: “château d’Armadale”
- French: “Château d’Armadale”
- German: “Armadale Castle”
- Irish: “Caisteal Armadal”
- Italian: “Armadale Castle”
- Italian: “Castello di Armadale”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Armadale”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Armadale”
- Spanish: “Castillo de armadale”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Armadale”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maol Buidhe and Armadale Bay.
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