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A series of landslides has
exposed the roots of this Practical Information
volcanic plateau, reveal ing a The Highlands. * 9,500.
fantastic terrain of spikes and n Bayfield House, Portree
towers. They are easily (01478) 612992.
explored off the Uig to Dunvegan Castle: Dunvegan.
Staffin road. Tel (01470) 521206. Open Apr–
Duntulm mid-Oct: daily. & ^ 7 limited.
8 ∑ dunvegancastle.com
Armadale Castle: Armadale. Tel
Staffin J (01471) 844305. Open Apr–Oct:
daily. & 7 ∑ clandonald.com
Talisker Distillery: Carbost.
Tel (01478) 614308. Open Jun–
Sep: daily; Oct & Apr–May: Mon–
Sat; Nov–Mar: Mon–Fri.
& 7 limited. 8
Sound of Raasay
3 Kyle of Lochalsh. @ Portree.
STORR Transport
g From Mallaig or Glenelg.
Skeabost

Portree The Storr
The erosion of this basalt pla teau
Raasay has created the Old Man of Storr,
a monolith rising to 49 m (160 ft)
by the Portree road.

Sconser
J
Sligachan Scalpay
Portree
With its colourful harbour,
Cuillins Luib Kyleakin Kyle of Lochalsh Portree (meaning “port of the
king”) is Skye’s metropolis. It
Broadford
received its name after a visit
Kilchrist by James V in 1540.
SOAY J Kylerhea
Elgol Bonnie Prince Charlie
Loch Eishort The last of the Stuart claimants to the Crown,
Charles Edward Stuart (1720–88), came to
Scotland from France in 1745 to win the throne.
After marching as far as Derby, his army was
driven back to Culloden where it was defeated.
Hounded for five months through the Highlands,
Armadale he escaped to Skye, disguised as the maidservant
Mallaig of a woman called Flora MacDonald, from Uist.
From the mainland, he sailed to
France in Sep tember 1746, and
Kilchrist Church died in Rome. Flora was buried
This ruined pre- in 1790 at Kilmuir, on Skye,
Reformation church’s wrapped in a sheet taken
last service was held in from the bed of the “bonnie”
1843. It once served (handsome) prince.
Skye’s most populated
areas, though the The prince, disguised as a
surrounding moors maidservant
are now deserted.
For additional map symbols see back flap Duart Castle, on the island of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland

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