Clachan
Clachan is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Clachan is situated nearby to the village Staffin, as well as near the hamlet Garafad.Photo: Colin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Kilmuir, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “An Clachan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Mealt and Steinscholl Mill.
Loch Mealt
Lake
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Mealt is an inland fresh-water loch on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It lies close to Ellishadder and south of Staffin, on the eastern side of the Trotternish peninsula.
Dun Grianan,broch on N shore of Loch Mealt
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Grianan,broch on N shore of Loch Mealt is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staffin and Garafad.
Staffin
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Staffin is a township with the Gaelic name An Taobh Sear, which translates as "the East Side", on the northeast coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye.
Garafad
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garafad or Garafad, is a linear crofting settlement on the east coast of the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is part of Staffin, and lies 14 miles north of Portree.
Ellishadder
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellishadder is a crofting township, situated close to the north shore of the freshwater Loch Mealt, on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Clachan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.62062° or 57° 37′ 14″ northLongitude
-6.20046° or 6° 12′ 2″ westElevation
171 feet (52 metres)Open location code
9C9MJQCX+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1001118836OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13271097Wikidata ID
Q124545080
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Clachan” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Clachan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Clachan”
- “An Clachan”
- “Clachan”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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