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About 25 miles away
White sand beaches and the Callanish Stones, at Scotland's Atlantic edge.
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Skye Museum of Island Life
A cluster of thatched crofters' cottages showing island life a century ago, near Flora MacDonald's grave.
- Open
- Easter to September, Monday to Saturday
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Kilmuir, Isle of Skye IV51 9UEDirections
- Getting There
- About 35 minutes by car north of Portree.
Why Go
The cottages keep their box beds, peat fires and farm tools. In the cemetery up the hill lies Flora MacDonald, who smuggled Bonnie Prince Charlie to Skye disguised as her maid after Culloden.
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About 75 miles away
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