Glasnakille

Glasnakille is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Glasnakille is situated nearby to the locality An Lag Mòr, as well as near Badan Coille.

Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Strath, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
Also known as: “Glas na Cille”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elgol and Kilmarie.

Elgol

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elgol is a tiny village on the south coast of Skye in the Scottish Hebrides, with a population of 168 in 2011. The main attraction is the view of the mountains, especially from nearby Loch Coruisk.

Kilmarie

Hamlet

Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.

Kilmarie or Kilmaree, is a village in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its most notable feature is the village church and graveyard. The graveyard has a significant number of tombstones from highland clans, in particular Clan MacKinnon. Kilmarie is situated 2½ miles north of Glasnakille.

Kirkibost

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkibost is a hamlet, which is situated 3 miles north of Glasnakille.

Glasnakille

Category: locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.14252° or 57° 8′ 33″ north

Longitude

-6.07203° or 6° 4′ 19″ west

Elevation

220 feet (67 metres)

Open location code

9C9M4WVH+25

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Glasnakille” goes by many names.

Irish: “Glas na Cille”
Scottish Gaelic: “Glas na Cille”
“Glas na Cille”
“Glasnakille”
“Glasnakille - Glas na Cille”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as An Lag Mòr and Badan Coille.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Spar Cave and Dun Liath,broch,Elgol.

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