Strathaird, Elgol
#1 among attractions in Elgol
Facts and practical information
Strathaird is a peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland, situated between Loch Slapin and Loch Scavaig on the south coast. ()
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Strathaird – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sgùrr Dearg, Sgùrr Alasdair, Sgùrr nan Eag, Sgùrr Dubh Mòr.
Nature, Natural attraction, VolcanoSgùrr Dearg, Glenbrittle
173 min walk • Sgùrr Dearg is a mountain in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a fin of rock measuring 50 metres along its longest edge. The top of the Inaccessible Pinnacle, which at 985.8 m is the highest point of Sgùrr Dearg and the only Munro with a peak that can only be reached by rock climbing.
Soaring peak popular for rock climbingSgùrr Alasdair, Glenbrittle
157 min walk • Sgùrr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye and in the Inner Hebrides, and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.
MountainSgùrr nan Eag, Glenbrittle
135 min walk • Sgùrr nan Eag is a 924-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is the southernmost Munro on the Cuillin ridge and it lies between Loch Brittle to the west and the Scavaig River, the outlet from Loch Coruisk, to the east.
MountainSgùrr Dubh Mòr, Glenbrittle
146 min walk • Sgùrr Dubh Mòr is a 944-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is slightly to the east of the main Cuillin ridge at the highest point of the Dubh ridge which extends eastwards to Loch Coruisk.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLoch Coruisk, Isle of Skye
125 min walk • Loch Coruisk is an inland fresh-water loch, lying at the foot of the Black Cuillin in the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands. Loch Coruisk is reputed to be the home of a kelpie or water horse, a shape-shifting creature that can assume human form.
Nature, Natural attraction, VolcanoCuillin, Isle of Skye
132 min walk • The Cuillin is a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also known as the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin, which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBlà Bheinn, Isle of Skye
130 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainSgùrr MhicChoinnich, Glenbrittle
160 min walk • Sgùrr MhicChoinnich is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is in the Black Cuillin range of mountains and is classified as a Munro. Like all the other Black Cuillin mountains it is made predominantly of gabbro rock and has little vegetation. The mountain is named after the mountain guide, John MacKenzie.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainSgùrr na Banachdaich, Glenbrittle
187 min walk • Sgùrr na Banachdaich is most difficult of the main Black Cuillin peaks to ascend. The simplest route ascends via Coire nan Eich from Glen Brittle. Knowledge of ropes are likely to be required until the summit is reached.
Forts and castlesDunscaith Castle, Armadale
124 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.
Archaeological siteHigh Pasture Cave, Isle of Skye
149 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.
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