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Kilmuir
Also known as: Cille Mhoire
Kilmuir in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Kilmuir is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kilmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mhoire) is a village on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island of Skye, and a civil parish covering the north of the peninsula. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland and is the only place in Scotland (apart from the Western Isles) where Scottish Gaelic is spoken by about half of the population. Flora MacDonald, who assisted Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape from Scotland after his defeat at Culloden, is buried here, and fashion designer Alexander McQueen has his headstone here.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Within the parish lies Blàr a' Bhuailte (), the "field of the stricken", where Vikings are said to have made their last stand in Skye near Loch Leum na Luirginn.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.6490, -6.3850
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV51 9WS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Sources
- wikidata: Q15238476 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kilmuir, Skye (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilmuir?
- Kilmuir is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode IV51 9WS).
- Is Kilmuir free to visit?
- Yes, Kilmuir is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kilmuir?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV51 9WS. It sits within the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire parliamentary constituency.