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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.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:20, 4 February 2011: 1,334 × 1,424 (1.56 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of the Isle of Skye, UK, as well as the adjacent islands, with the following information shown: *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84
5.1 Location map templates. 5.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/Scotland Isle of Skye. 4 languages.
Map of Skye showing Sleat. After the Trotternish peninsula, the Sleat peninsula is the second strongest Gaelic-speaking area in Skye. In the 1901 census, 91% of the population was recorded as speaking Gaelic, with 10% recorded as Gaelic monolinguals. [5]
Portree (/ p ɔːr ˈ t r iː /; Scottish Gaelic: Port Rìgh, pronounced [pʰɔrˠʃt̪ˈɾiː]) is the capital [2] and largest town of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. [3] It is a civil parish and lies within the Highland council area , around 74 miles (119 km) from its administrative centre of Inverness .
Map of Skye showing Duirinish Macleod's Maidens Duirinish ( Scottish Gaelic : Diùirinis ) is a peninsula and civil parish on the island of Skye in Scotland. It is situated in the north west between Loch Dunvegan and Loch Bracadale .
Map of Skye showing Trotternish, Portree, and Uig. Trotternish (Scottish Gaelic: Tròndairnis) [2] is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, spanning in length from Portree to Rubha Hunish.
Map of Skye showing Waternish Western shore of Loch Bay. Waternish or Vaternish (Scottish Gaelic: Bhàtairnis) [1] is a peninsula approximately 12 kilometres (7 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) long on the island of Skye, Scotland, situated between Loch Dunvegan and Loch Snizort in the northwest of the island, [2] originally inhabited and owned by Clan MacNeacail/MacNicol/Nicolsons and originally consisting ...