Kensaleyre Standing Stones

Kensaleyre Standing Stones is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Kensaleyre Standing Stones is situated nearby to the archaeological site Dun Cruinn, as well as near the hamlet Romesdal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dun Cruinn and Kensaleyre Church.

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 2,400 feet southwest of Kensaleyre Standing Stones.

Kensaleyre Church

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kensaleyre Church is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Kensaleyre Standing Stones.

Skeabost House Hotel, Skye

Hotel

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Skeabost House Hotel, Skye is situated 2½ miles south of Kensaleyre Standing Stones.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eyre and Kensaleyre.

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.

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.