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Discover Kyleakin in United Kingdom

Kyleakin in the region of Scotland is a town located in United Kingdom - some 457 mi or ( 736 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kyleakin is now 11:12 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Toscaig, Teangue, Stornoway, Stirling, and Plockton. When in this area, you might want to check out Toscaig . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kyleakin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Scotland Bridge Over the Sea to Skye Eilean a' Cheò The Misty Isle

2:43 min by NewportRI
Views: 4594 Rating: 3.71

Eilean a' Cheò The Misty Isle Roy Stewart's Scottish Tours Tel. 01505 872877 jr.stewart@btinternet.com "Singers" Bob Natt Susan Cogen Jennifer Kropp Over the Sea to Skye Sing me a song of a lad that i ..

Isle of Skye, Scotland via one lane road and ferry

9:10 min by utee72
Views: 1672 Rating: 5.00

To the Isle of Skye before the big bridge. Bus had to unload passengers before one lane high hump bridge passage. Scotland's Kyle of Lochalsh castle enroute. Ferry to/from and a tour of Skye's McDonal ..


Scotland Bike Tour - Isle of Skye (Skye Bridge) - Hard-fi Living for the Weekend

3:43 min by PANRIDER4862
Views: 1383 Rating: 5.00

We Leave our B&B in Plockton heading across the Skye Bridge for Portree...... ..

Knitting the Skye Bridge

0:23 min by AChraobh
Views: 938 Rating: 5.00

From the Stitches on the Bridge project, which is covering the Skye bridge with knitting and crochet. Find out where the idea came from! Alison Orr explains. www.stitchesonthebridge.co.uk ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Skye Bridge

The Skye Bridge is a road bridge over Loch Alsh, connecting mainland Highland with the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It forms part of the A87. One pillar of the bridge stands on the island of Eilean Bàn. Traditionally, the most common route from the mainland to Skye was the shortest crossing, (around 500 metres), the sound between the villages of Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland and Kyleakin on the island's east coast.

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Located at 57.28 -5.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1995, Former toll bridges in Scotland, Road bridges in Scotland, Skye

Eilean Bàn, Lochalsh

Eilean Bàn (Scottish Gaelic meaning White Island) is a six acre island off the coast of mainland Scotland, between Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye, in Highland. The island supports a column of the Skye Bridge, which crosses the mouth of Loch Alsh from the mainland to Skye. Eilean Bàn is owned by the Scottish Ministers, but since 1998 has been managed by the Eilean Ban Trust as a wildlife sanctuary.

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Located at 57.28 -5.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Islands of the Inner Hebrides, Skye and Lochalsh

Caisteal Maol

Caisteal Maol is a ruined castle located near the harbour of the village of Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is also known as Castle Moil, Castle Moal, Dun Akyn, Dunakin Castle Dun Haakon and Castle Dunakin.

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Located at 57.27 -5.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Castles in Highland (council area), Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Clan Mackinnon, Skye

HMS Port Napier

HMS Port Napier (M32) was a minelayer of the British Royal Navy during World War II, which was destroyed on on 27 November 1940 in Loch Alsh, Scotland, by an explosion following an engine room fire.

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Located at 57.27 -5.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1940 ships, Maritime incidents in 1940, Minelayers of the Royal Navy, Shipwrecks of Scotland, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, Wreck diving sites in the United Kingdom

Sgùrr na Coinnich

Sgùrr na Coinnich is the highest peak on the Sleat peninsula at the east end of the island of Skye. Together with its slightly lower neighbour, Beinn na Caillich, it overlooks the Skye Bridge that links the towns of Kyle of Lochalsh and Kyleakin. The maps suggest that the best starting point is the 278 metre Bealach Uday, which marks the highest point of the minor road from Broadford to Kylerhea and is less than 2 km from the summit.

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Located at 57.24 -5.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Grahams, Marilyns of Scotland, Mountains and hills of Skye