Carbost, Loch Harport

Carbost (Scottish Gaelic: Carabost) is a village on the south shore of Loch Harport in the civil parish of Bracadale on the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland.[1] Carbost becomes a tourist hub in summer months due to the presence of the Talisker Distillery which is also one of the main employers in village along with the local pub, The Old Inn and the award-winning local emporium. Carbost lies around 2 12 miles (4 kilometres) from Portnalong.

Carbost
  • Scottish Gaelic: Carabost
Carbost
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG378319
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV47 8
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
Carbost main street

References

  1. "Carbost". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.


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