Glenelg-Skye Ferry

Glenelg-Skye Ferry is a station in Highland Council, Scotland. Glenelg-Skye Ferry is situated nearby to the lighthouse Glenelg Light, as well as near the village Kylerhea.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glenelg Light and Kylerhea Minor Light.

Glenelg Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Roy Tait, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenelg Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2,000 feet east of Glenelg-Skye Ferry.

Kylerhea Minor Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kylerhea Minor Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3,400 feet north of Glenelg-Skye Ferry.

Beinn na Caillich is a mountain with a height of 732 metres, overlooking Kyle Rhea at the eastern end of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is often climbed along with its slightly higher south-western neighbour, Sgurr na Coinnich. Beinn na Caillich is situated 1½ miles northwest of Glenelg-Skye Ferry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kylerhea and Glenelg.

Kylerhea

Village

Photo: Wfmiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kylerhea is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands, overlooking Kyle Rhea, a strait splitting Skye from the Scottish mainland.

Glenelg

Photo: Pasicles, CC0.

Glenelg is a small village on the coast of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, which historically was one of the main crossings to and from Skye. The cattle swam across on their way to market, while the humans took a ferry.

Kyleakin

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kyleakin is a village on the island of Skye, traditionally a ferry port. It has become quieter since the Skye Bridge replaced the ferry from the mainland, but is an attractive small place worth a stop. In 2011 the population was around 300.

Glenelg-Skye Ferry

Type: Station
Postal code: IV42 8NH
Categories: passenger ship terminal and transportation
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.22776° or 57° 13′ 40″ north

Longitude

-5.66488° or 5° 39′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C9P68HP+42

OpenStreetMap ID

node 34849838

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=ferry_terminal

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kylerhea Crofts Market Garden & Nursery and Sgùrr na Coinnich.

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