Varkasaig
Varkasaig is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Varkasaig is situated nearby to the hamlet Orbost, as well as near Greepe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Healabhal Bheag and Healabhal Mhòr.
Healabhal Bheag
Peak
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Healabhal Bheag is a hill located on the Duirinish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It is also known as MacLeod's Table South and is part of the prominent pair of peaks known as MacLeod's Tables that dominate the views to the west of Dunvegan and to the north of Harlosh. Healabhal Bheag is situated 1½ miles west of Varkasaig.
Healabhal Mhòr
Peak
Healabhal Mhòr, is a hill in the north of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is also known as MacLeod's Table North, as it lies close the fellow flat-topped hill of Healabhal Bheag, or MacLeod's Table South. Healabhal Mhòr is situated 2½ miles northwest of Varkasaig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roag and Harlosh.
Roag
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roag, meaning noisy place or 'deer bay' in Norse, is a small remote scattered hamlet on the north west shore of Pool Roag in the west of the Duirinish peninsula. Roag is situated 1½ miles northeast of Varkasaig.
Harlosh
Hamlet
Harlosh is a settlement on the island of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. The settlement is on a peninsula of the same name. Situated at the end of a narrow peninsula between Lochs Caroy and Bharcasaig, Harlosh is some 7 kilometres from the village of Dunvegan. Harlosh Island and Tarner Island lie just offshore, with Wiay some 3 kilometres distant to the south. Harlosh is situated 2½ miles east of Varkasaig.
Vatten
Hamlet
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vatten is a hamlet 3 miles south east of Dunvegan, on the eastern shore of Loch Vatten, on the Isle of Skye, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. In 2011 it had a population of 315. Vatten is situated 2½ miles northeast of Varkasaig.
Varkasaig
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.38781° or 57° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-6.57487° or 6° 34′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C9M9CQG+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 4458982622OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Varkasaig from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Orbost and Greepe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orbost House, Skye and Beinn Bhuidhe.
Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.
Curious Localities to Discover
Uncover intriguing localities from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.