Carn Liath
Carn Liath is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Carn Liath is situated nearby to the battlefield Buaile na Fala, as well as near Kensaleyre Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kensaleyre Church and Dun Cruinn.
Kensaleyre Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kensaleyre Church is situated 1,200 feet north of Carn Liath.
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. Dun Cruinn is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Carn Liath.
Skeabost House Hotel, Skye
Hotel
Photo: Malcolm Manners, CC BY 2.0.
Skeabost House Hotel, Skye is situated 1½ miles south of Carn Liath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensaleyre and Keistle.
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.
Carn Liath
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.47912° or 57° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
-6.3054° or 6° 18′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C9MFMHV+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 3061244236OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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