Colbost
Colbost is the first of a straggle of tiny settlements on the Duirnish Peninsula in the northwest of Skye. The others are Totaig, Glendale, Lephin and Milovaig, then the road dead-ends.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cealabost”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Skye, Dun Colbost and The Three Chimneys.
The Three Chimneys
Restaurant
Dun Fiadhairt
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glendale and Fasach.
Totaig
Hamlet
Colbost
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.4516° or 57° 27′ 6″ north
Longitude
-6.6579° or 6° 39′ 29″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
9C9MF82R+JR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Colbost” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Colbost”
- Dutch: “Colbost”
- Irish: “Ceileabost”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ceileabost”
- Urdu: “کولبوسٹ”
- “Colbost - Ceileabost”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Leinish and Husabost.
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