Waternish

Waternish or Vaternish is a peninsula approximately 12 kilometres long on the island of Skye, Scotland. The peninsula is situated between and in the northwest of the island, originally inhabited and owned by Clan MacNeacail/MacNicol/Nicolsons and originally consisting of small crofting communities.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in Highland, Scotland, UK, extending into The Minch
  • Also known as: “Vaternish”, “Vaternish Peninsula”, and “Waternish Peninsula”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sgeir nam Biast and Claigan souterrain.

Islet
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet, which is situated 2 miles west of Waternish.

Ruins
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Waternish.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stein and Gillen.

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small settlement on Waternish, the middle peninsula of the north coast of , in the Scottish Hebrides. It's scenic but tiny. More visitor facilities can be found a few miles east at Edinbane, which lies along the main road between Portree and Dunvegan.

Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet on the Waternish peninsula of the island of Skye in the council area of Highland. is situated 2½ miles north of Waternish.

Hamlet
is a small coastal settlement on the north east shore of the sea loch, , on the Waternish peninsula, in north western , and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 3 miles southwest of Waternish.

Waternish

Latitude
57.50995° or 57° 30′ 36″ north
Longitude
-6.55789° or 6° 33′ 28″ west
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
Open location code
9C9MGC5R+XR
Geo­Names ID
11240126
Wiki­data ID
Q3776114
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Waternish” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Waternish”
  • Irish: “Bhatairnis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waternish”

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