Kyle Akin
Kyle Akin is a strait in Highland Council, Scotland. Kyle Akin is situated nearby to the hamlet Badicaul, as well as near the village Erbusaig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Maol and Kyle of Lochalsh railway station.
Castle Maol
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caisteal Maol is a ruined castle located near the harbour of the village of Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is also known as Castle Moil, Castle Maol, Dun Akyn, Dunakin Castle, Dun Haakon and Castle Dunakin.
Kyle of Lochalsh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyle of Lochalsh railway station is the terminus of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in the village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is 63 miles 64 chains from Dingwall.
Eilean Bàn
Island
Eilean Bàn is a six-acre island between Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye, in the historic county of Ross and Cromarty in the Highland local government area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyleakin and Kyle of Lochalsh.
Kyleakin
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyleakin is a village on the island of Skye, traditionally a ferry port. It has become quieter since the Skye Bridge replaced the ferry from the mainland, but is an attractive small place worth a stop. In 2011 the population was around 300.
Kyle of Lochalsh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyle of Lochalsh is a village in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 590 in 2020. It is just across the water from Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye and was the traditional route to Skye by ferry.
Erbusaig
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Erbusaig is a small remote township, situated on Erbusaig Bay near Kyle of Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands and is in the council area of Highland. In the language of Gaelic, the village is named after Erb, a Viking who landed in the Bay. Erbusaig is situated 2 miles north of Kyle Akin.
Kyle Akin
- Type: Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.27719° or 57° 16′ 38″ northLongitude
-5.72628° or 5° 43′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C9P77GF+VFGeoNames ID
2657576
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