Cill Chriosd, Isle of Skye

Name: Cill Chriosd
Address: Isle of Skye, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Isle of Skye

Top attraction, Church

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Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the parish church was relocated to Broadford. It lies on the B8083 Broadford to Torrin and Elgol road. ()

Coordinates: 57°12'53"N, 5°56'54"W

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Isle of Skye United Kingdom

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Cill Chriosd – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blà Bheinn, Belig, Broadford Parish Church, Dunscaith Castle.

5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blà Bheinn, Isle of Skye
139 min walk • Blà Bheinn, is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier to the Black Cuillin. It is mainly composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineers and scramblers. The name Blà Bheinn is thought to mean "blue mountain", from a combination of Norse and Gaelic.
5 miW
Mountain
Belig, Sligachan
127 min walk • Belig, is a mountain in the Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located in the centre of the island, northeast of the main Black Cuillin range. A fine and sharp peak, Belig's summit is the culmination of three ridges. It is often climbed in conjunction with its neighbour Garbh-bheinn. The nearest village is Dunan to the east.
2.3 miNE
Church
Broadford Parish Church, Isle of Skye
60 min walk • Broadford Parish Church, Skye is a parish church in the Church of Scotland in Broadford, Skye.
5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Dunscaith Castle, Armadale
141 min walk • Dunscaith Castle also known as Dun Scaich, Dun Sgathaich Castle and Tokavaig, is a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye, in the north-west of Scotland.
5.6 miW
Mountain
Garbh-bheinn, Sligachan
142 min walk • Garbh-Bheinn, is a mountain in the Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located in the centre of the island, northeast of the main Black Cuillin range.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn na Caillich, Broadford
49 min walk • Beinn na Caillich, west of Broadford on the Isle of Skye, is one of the Red Hills, or Red Cuillin. Its name is translated into English as Hill of the Old Woman. It is often referred to locally simply as The Beinn.
6.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Eas a' Bhradain, Sligachan
162 min walk • Eas a' Bhradain is a waterfall of Scotland. It is located between Marsco and Loch Ainort on the Allt Coire nam Bruadaran of the island of Skye at grid reference...
7.1 miSE
57°8'53"N • 5°48'17"W
Talla Duisdale Events, Isle of Skye
181 min walk • City hall
2.4 miW
Archaeological site
High Pasture Cave, Isle of Skye
60 min walk • High Pasture Cave 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.
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Clach Glas, Isle of Skye
133 min walk • Clach Glas is a mountain on the Black Cuillin of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its elevation is 786 m and the name translates as The Grey Stone.
5.4 miNE
Island
Pabay
139 min walk • Pabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of Skye. The name Pabay is derived from an old Norse word meaning "priest's isle" and there are the remains of a 13th-century chapel.