Torvaig
Torvaig is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Torvaig is situated nearby to the village Port Failthe, as well as near the locality Am Bile.Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Portree, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Tòrabhaig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portree Sheriff Court and Portree Hospital.
Portree Sheriff Court
Courthouse
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portree Sheriff Court is a judicial building in Somerled Square in Portree on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building.
Portree Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Portree Hospital is a health facility in Fancyhill, Portree on the Isle of Skye. It is managed by NHS Highland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achadh a’Choirce and Portree.
Achadh a’Choirce
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achachork is a small village on the Isle of Skye. It is situated on the south of the Trotternish peninsula. It lies on the A855 road to the north of Portree. Robert Forrester is documented as being in Achachork in 1666.
Portree
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portree is the main village on the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. With a population of 2300 in 2022, it's the obvious base for exploring the island.
Penifiler
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penifiler is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles south of Torvaig.
Torvaig
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.42513° or 57° 25′ 31″ northLongitude
-6.17439° or 6° 10′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C9MCRGG+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 961435358OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q124567369
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Torvaig” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tòrabhaig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Tòrabhaig”
- “Tòrabhaig”
- “Torvaig”
- “Torvaig - Tòrabhaig”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Port Failthe and Am Bile.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dùn Gerashader and Dùn Torvaig.
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