Skye Museum of Island Life
The Skye Museum of Island Life is a museum in Kilmuir, Skye, Scotland, which is dedicated to preserving a township of thatched cottages as they would have been on Skye at the end of the 18th century.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Île de Skye, Kilmuir, musée des cottages de Skye” and “Skye, Kilmuir, Skye Cottage Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Tigh Talamhain Souterrain and Duntulm Castle.
Tigh Talamhain Souterrain
Archaeological site
Duntulm Castle
Kilvaxter Iron-Age Farmstead & Souterrain
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hungladder and Heribusta.
Skye Museum of Island Life
- Categories: open-air museum, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.66027° or 57° 39′ 37″ north
Longitude
-6.36906° or 6° 22′ 9″ west
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Open location code
9C9MMJ6J+49
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Skye Museum of Island Life” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Skye Museum of Island Life”
- French: “Musée de la vie insulaire de Skye”
- German: “The Skye Museum of Island Life”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Osmigarry and Peingown.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Highland Deli & Takeaway and Grave of Flora MacDonald.
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