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Sligachan

Sligachan is a tiny settlement on , at the head of the sea inlet Loch Sligachan. It's just a road junction with some accommodation, often used as a base for climbing the Cuillin.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet in Bracadale on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Sligeachan”
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glamaig and Beinn Dearg Mhor.

Peak
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is the northernmost of the on the in . It lies immediately east of Sligachan. It is one of only two Corbetts on Skye.

Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a mountain in the Red mountains of the . It is located between Loch Ainort and the settlement of Sligachan. is the middle summit of the three big Red Hills near Sligachan, along with and , the latter of which it is usually climbed in conjunction with. is situated 2½ miles east of Sligachan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sconser and Peinachorrain.

Village
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is a small crofting township on the island of Skye, in Scotland, situated on the south shore of Loch Sligachan. The main A87 road of Skye passes through and the ferry to departs from the pier. is situated 3 miles northeast of Sligachan.

Hamlet
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Peinchorran is a remote settlement, lying at the end of the B883 road, on the north east headland of Loch Sligachan on the island of Skye in the of Scotland. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Sligachan.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4 miles northeast of Sligachan.

Sligachan

Latitude
57.2901° or 57° 17′ 24″ north
Longitude
-6.1744° or 6° 10′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C9M7RRG+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 413289874
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q7540453
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Sligachan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sligachan”
  • Catalan: “Sligachan”
  • Czech: “sídlo na ostrově Skye”
  • Czech: “Sligachan”
  • Dutch: “Sligachan”
  • French: “Sligachan”
  • German: “Sligachan”
  • Irish: “Sligeachan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sligeachan”
  • Western Frisian: “Sligachan”
  • “Sligachan”
  • “Sligachan - Sligeachan”
  • “Sligeachan”

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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. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Sligachan”. Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.