Rubha Cille-bhig

Rubha Cille-bhig is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Armadale Castle and Knock Castle.

Armadale Castle

Armadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Skye, former home of the MacDonalds.

Knock Castle, also known as Caisteal Chamuis is a former stronghold of Clan MacLeod of Lewis and later, MacDonalds. It lies on the east coast of Sleat, approximately five miles north of Armadale on the Isle of Skye, south of Cnoc Uaine, on the eastern side of Knock Bay.

Loch Baravaig

Lake

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Baravaig is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armadale and Mallaig.

Armadale

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Armadale is the ferry port and main village of Sleat peninsula, the gently rolling southern part of the Isle of Skye. To the south it merges with Ardvasar, and a lane continues to dead-end at Aird of Sleat.

Mallaig

Photo: Dbx54, Public domain.

Mallaig is a ferry port and fishing village on the west coast of The Great Glen and Strathspey region of the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 660 in 2020. The name is Norse, Mel vik, sand-dune bay.

Ardvasar

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardvasar is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is just to the south of the village of Armadale, where a ferry crosses to Mallaig. Nearby attractions include Armadale Castle and the Museum of the Isles.

Rubha Cille-bhig

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.0866° or 57° 5′ 12″ north

Longitude

-5.8708° or 5° 52′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C9P34PH+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9562870435

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leabharlann Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and Talla Dhonaidh Chaimbeul.

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