The Aird

The Aird is a region in Highland Council, Scotland. The Aird is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Aird, as well as near the locality Dunvannarain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Moluag’s Church,Kilmaluag Bay and Eilean Trodday.

St Moluag’s Church,Kilmaluag Bay

Ruins

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Moluag’s Church,Kilmaluag Bay is a ruins.

Eilean Trodday

Islet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Trodday is an island in The Minch just off the north coast of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye in Scotland. Eilean Trodday is about 38 hectares in extent and the coastline has various caves and stacks.

Duntulm Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Duntulm Castle stands ruined on the north coast of Trotternish, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, near the hamlet of Duntulm. During the 17th century it was the seat of the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Sleat. It is a scheduled monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shulista and Balmaqueen.

Shulista

Hamlet

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shulista is a hamlet.

Balmaqueen

Hamlet

Photo: Brian Jorgensen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balmaqueen is a hamlet.

Kilmaluag

Village

Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilmaluag is a township made up of several small settlements on the most northerly point of the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Kilmaluag is within the parish of Kilmuir.

The Aird

Type: Region
Description: cape on Skye, in Highland, Scotland, UK
Categories: cape and locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.70195° or 57° 42′ 7″ north

Longitude

-6.30637° or 6° 18′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C9MPM2V+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1084360549

OpenStreetMap feature

place=region

GeoNames ID

2657618

Wikidata ID

Q24659665

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Aird” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “The Aird”
Irish: “An Àird”
Scottish Gaelic: “An Àird”
Swedish: “The Aird”
“The Aird - An Àird”

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