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.

Keistle

Hamlet

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Keistle is a hamlet.

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″ north

Longitude

-6.3054° or 6° 18′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C9MFMHV+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3061244236

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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