Kensaleyre

Kensaleyre (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Sàil Eighre) is scattered crofting township, part of a group of settlements clustered around the A87 road on the shore of Loch Snizort Beag[1][2] on the Trotternish peninsula of the island of Skye in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland.

Snizort Parish Church, Kensalyre

Kensaleyre
  • Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Sàil Eighre

Carn Liath in Kensaleyre. This Carn Liath is one of many features of that name throughout the Scottish highlands. It is a four-metre-high (13 ft) chambered cairn.
Kensaleyre
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG422514
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSnizort
Postcode districtIV51 9
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

References

  1. Microsoft; Nokia (7 March 2017). "Kensaleyre" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kensaleyre". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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