Bracadale
Bracadale
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Bracadale from Dun Taimh looking across Loch Bracadale from the iron age fort above Gesto. | |
Location within the Isle of Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG350385 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Bracadale (Scottish Gaelic: Bracadal [b̥ɾaːxkət̪əl̪ˠ]) is a settlement and civil parish on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It lies on the west coast of the island, west-south-west of Portree, on Loch Beag, an inlet off Loch Harport. Nearby settlements include Struan to the west and Coillore on the opposite shore of Loch Beag. The parish reaches eastwards as far as Sligachan.