Strathaird

Strathaird is a peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland, situated between Loch Slapin and Loch Scavaig on the south coast. W. H. Murray said that "Skye is sixty miles long, but what might be its breadth is beyond the ingenuity of man to state".

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blà Bheinn and Dun Ringill.

Blà Bheinn

Peak

Photo: Sarah Maidment, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blà Bheinn or Blàbheinn, also known as Blaven, is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier of the Black Cuillin range.

Dun Ringill

Archaeological site

Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.

Dun Ringill is an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland. Further fortified in the Middle Ages, tradition holds that it was for several centuries the seat of Clan MacKinnon.

Garbh-bheinn

Peak

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garbh-Bheinn, is a mountain in the Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located in the centre of the island, northeast of the main Black Cuillin range.

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.