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".
  • Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Ringill and Blà Bheinn.
Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.
Archaeological site
is an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, .
or Blàbheinn, also known as Blaven, is a mountain on the in .
also known as Dun Scaich, Dun…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elgol and Kilmarie.
is a tiny village on the south coast of …
Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.
Hamlet
or Kilmaree, is a village in the , .
Arpingstone, Public domain.
Locality
is a bay on the Strathaird peninsula of the , .
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Latitude
57.1623° or 57° 9′ 44″ north
Longitude
-6.0797° or 6° 4′ 47″ west
Open location code
9C9M5W6C+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Strathaird” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Strathaird”
  • Hausa: “Shirye-shiryen da ke cikin ƙasa”
  • Irish: “Àird an t-Sratha”
  • Irish: “Srath na h-Áirde”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Àird an t-Sratha”
  • “Strathaird - Àird an t-Sratha”

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