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The Isle of Skye, [8] or simply Skye (/ skaɪ /; Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or Eilean a' Cheò), 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 ...
Description. Isle of Skye UK location map.svg. 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 datum, with N/S stretched 180%. Geographic limits: West: 6.85W.
Geology of the Isle of Skye. The geology of the Isle of Skye in Scotland is highly varied and the island's landscape reflects changes in the underlying nature of the rocks. A wide range of rock types are exposed on the island, sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous, ranging in age from the Archaean through to the Quaternary.
Portree (/ pɔːrˈtriː /; 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.
Trotternish National Scenic Area. Trotternish (Scottish Gaelic: Tròndairnis) [2] is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, beginning at Portree and terminating at Rubha Hunish. The Trotternish escarpment runs almost the full length of the peninsula, some 30 kilometres (20 miles), [3] and contains such landmarks as the Old ...
High Pasture Cave (Gaelic: Uamh An Ard-Achaidh) is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place. [1] The cave system extends to about 320 metres (1,050 ...
Duirinish, Skye. Coordinates: 57.44°N 6.65°W. 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.
In the 2012 film Prometheus, archaeologists discover an ancient petroglyph star map on the Isle of Skye in the Cuillin Hills. The 2012 film Brave contains a song which refers to a legendary bear being "bigger than a Cuillin". [citation needed] In Jethro Tull's song "Broadford Bazaar", reference is made to "wee plastic Cuillins". [51]
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