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Isle of Skye & Kyle of Lochalsh

The ‘Misty Isle’ has beguiled generations of visitors. With superb mountain ranges rising almost sheer from the sea, Skye & Lochalsh is one of the most scenic areas of Scotland.

Accommodation

The popularity of the famous Hebridean island of Skye ensures that it offers a very wide range of accommodation. Choose your accommodation type here.

Map of Isle of Skye & Kyle of Lochalsh

Great Attractions

Lots in Skye and Lochalsh, inevitably with a scenic theme - walking, trekking, boat trips - but there are also gardens, castles, heritage museums. You don’t have to bring your walking boots!

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The Cuillins are mountains for the experienced hill walker and climber, but there are many other options in Skye and Lochalsh - cycling, golf, angling, horse riding among them.

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Eilean Donan Castle © Copyright www.drwphotography.net Historic Castles »

Castles are well-represented in Skye and Lochalsh - in a sometimes stormy tale of warfare and rebuilding over the centuries.

Common Seals, Loch Scavaig, Skye © Copyright Alan Bird Wildlife on the Isle of Skye »

A lonely shoreline means otter territory, then there are both golden eagles and sea eagles. Off-shore you’ll see seals, dolphins and minke whales.

© Copyright Richard Dorrell; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en Gaelic »

The Gaelic language has, as part of its heritage, a creative tradition of music, song and poetry little known to most of the other inhabitants of the United Kingdom.

The Glenachulish at Kylerhea © Copyright Dave Fergusson; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en Swimming Cows

Before railways ended the trade, Scotland was covered by a network of drove roads, used for driving cattle, to southern markets. From Skye, cattle, tied nose to tail, were swum across to the mainland of Kylerhea. You can still sail across to Skye here on the traditional Kylerhea Ferry.

Dinosaur Footprint, Staffin© Copyright 2008John Allan; http://commons.wikimedia.org/wikiuser.JohnAllan Walking with Dinosaurs

Jurassic age rocks outcrop on the beach at Staffin, among other places. Soft sands 165 million years ago, these sedimentary rocks have already yielded dinosaur remains, most spectacularly the footprints of a giant megalosaurus, now on display in Staffin Museum.