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Since Skye is nicknamed the Misty Isle, my preconceptions - having never been to Scotland, let alone a Scottish isle – of arriving to a vague mixture of rain, fog, deep-fried things, brutal ...
The Isle of Skye, [a] [8] or simply Skye, [b] is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. [Note 1] The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country.
The premises of the Isle of Skye Fudge Company are located in Harlosh [4] and the Ben Aketil wind farm is situated between Harlosh and Edinbane in the hills beyond Upper Feorlig. [5] Part of the wind farm is owned by local people through the Isle of Skye Renewables Co-operative. [6]
Edinbane Lodge is the oldest coaching inn on the Isle of Skye, [citation needed] dating from 1543. [5] Originally known as Tigh A Linne it operated as one of three change houses for travellers on their way between Portree and Dunvegan. It was purchased by Kenneth MacLeod of Greshornish in the 1860s and converted into a hunting lodge. In 1920 ...
Drumfearn (Scottish Gaelic: An Druim Fheàrna) is a small crofting township, lying at the head of the Sleat peninsula, at the head of Loch Eishort, on the isle of Skye in the Highalnds of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Separated from the east coast of Skye by Loch na Cairidh, Scalpay rises to 396 metres (1,299 ft) at Mullach na Càrn. It has an area of just under 25 square kilometres (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 sq mi). The island had a population of ten usual residents in 2001 [9] and of four in 2011. [4]
Duntulm (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Thuilm) is a township situated on the northwest coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, and is made up of Shulista (North Duntulm) and South Duntulm. [1] It is located on the single-track A855 road about 24 miles north of Portree.
Gedintailor (Scottish Gaelic: Gead an t-Sailleir) is a crofting village, lying on the shores of the Narrows of Raasay on the east coast of the island of Skye in Scotland and is in the council area of Highland.