Skye, Dun Colbost
Skye, Dun Colbost is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Skye, Dun Colbost is situated nearby to the peak Cnoc an t-Sìthean, as well as near the islet Eilean Tràigh.Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dun Colbost”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Three Chimneys and Dun Fiadhairt.
The Three Chimneys
Restaurant
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Three Chimneys is a restaurant in Colbost, Isle of Skye, Scotland. While in operation beforehand, the restaurant came to prominence after being taken over around 1985 by Eddie and Shirley Spear. The Three Chimneys is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Skye, Dun Colbost.
Dun Fiadhairt
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Fiadhairt is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. Dun Fiadhairt is situated 1½ miles northeast of Skye, Dun Colbost.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colbost and Totaig.
Colbost
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colbost is the first of a straggle of tiny settlements on the Duirnish Peninsula in the northwest of Skye. The others are Totaig, Glendale, Lephin and Milovaig, then the road dead-ends.
Totaig
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Totaig is a small crofting settlement on the west coast of Loch Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. The village of Dunvegan is 5 miles southeast.
Fasach
Hamlet
Fasach is a crofting settlement in Glendale on the Duirinish peninsula of the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Skye, Dun Colbost
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.44927° or 57° 26′ 57″ northLongitude
-6.65978° or 6° 39′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C9MC8XR+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 451322418OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31099392
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc an t-Sìthean and Eilean Tràigh.
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