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Waternish

Waternish or Vaternish is a peninsula approximately 12 kilometres long on the island of Skye, Scotland, situated between and in the northwest of the island, originally inhabited and owned by Clan MacNeacail/MacNicol/Nicolsons and originally consisting of small crofting communities.
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in Highland, Scotland, UK, extending into The Minch
  • Also known as: “Vaternish”, “Vaternish Peninsula”, “Waternish - Bhatarnais”, and “Waternish Peninsula”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isay and Clett.

Island
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is an uninhabited island in the of the west coast of . It lies in , 1 kilometre off the northwest coast of the .

Islet
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet.

Islet
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet in the off Skye and . Together with and , it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stein and Halistra.

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small settlement on Waternish, the middle peninsula of the north coast of , in the Scottish Hebrides. It's scenic but tiny. More visitor facilities can be found a few miles east at Edinbane, which lies along the main road between Portree and Dunvegan.

Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland.

Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet on the peninsula of the island of Skye in the council area of Highland.

Waternish

Latitude
57.543° or 57° 32′ 35″ north
Longitude
-6.5682° or 6° 34′ 6″ west
Open location code
9C9MGCVJ+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13366238508
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Wiki­data ID
Q3776114
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Waternish” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Waternish”
  • Irish: “Bhatairnis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waternish”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stack Aros and ‘Duirinish Free Church (Continuing)’.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waternish”. Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.