Keistle
Keistle is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Keistle is situated nearby to the locality Birkisco, as well as near the hamlet Rhenetra.Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Snizort, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Ciosdal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kensaleyre Church and Dun Cruinn.
Dun Cruinn
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Cruinn is a prehistoric site about 10 kilometres north-west of Portree, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is on the Skerinish Peninsula, between Loch Snizort Beag and Loch Eyre.
Skeabost House Hotel, Skye
Hotel
Photo: Malcolm Manners, CC BY 2.0.
Skeabost House Hotel, Skye is situated 2½ miles southwest of Keistle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensaleyre and Eyre.
Kensaleyre
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kensaleyre is a scattered crofting township, part of a group of settlements clustered around the A87 road on the shore of Loch Snizort Beag on the Trotternish peninsula of the island of Skye in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Eyre
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eyre is a settlement on the eastern shore of Loch Snizort Beag on the northern coast of Skye in Scotland. The two Eyre standing stones are situated next to Loch Eyre. It is said that there was once a third stone here, although there is now no trace.
Tote
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tote is a small crofting township, situated on the southwest coast of the Trotternish peninsula, at the head of the sea loch, Loch Snizort Beag on the island of Skye and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Tote is situated 2 miles southwest of Keistle.
Keistle
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.48292° or 57° 28′ 59″ northLongitude
-6.2823° or 6° 16′ 56″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Open location code
9C9MFPM9+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 9580712166OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13280653Wikidata ID
Q124545818
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Keistle” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Ciosdal”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ciosdal”
- “Ciosdal”
- “Keistle”
- “Keistle - Ciosdal”
Localities in the Area
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