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".
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Ringill and Blà Bheinn.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.
is an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, . Further fortified in the Middle Ages, tradition holds that it was for several centuries the seat of Clan MacKinnon.

Peak
or Blàbheinn, also known as Blaven, is a mountain on the in . It is usually regarded as an outlier of the range.

Castle
also known as Dun Scaich, Dun Sgathaich Castle and Tokavaig, is a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye, in the north-west of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elgol and Kilmarie.

is a tiny village on the south coast of 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.

Hamlet
Photo: Bryanmackinnon, Public domain.
or Kilmaree, is a village in the , . 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.

Locality
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
is a bay on the Strathaird peninsula of the , . is the Scots form of the Gaelic name Camas Fhionnairigh, and means "Bay of the White Shieling". The township has about 10 ruined houses.

Strathaird

Latitude
57.1623° or 57° 9′ 44″ north
Longitude
-6.0797° or 6° 4′ 47″ west
Open location code
9C9M5W6C+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3208187258
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Wiki­data ID
Q7622018
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Irish—“Strathaird” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Strathaird
  • Irish: Srath na h-Áirde

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