Armadale, Skye

Ferry service

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Armadale
Scottish Gaelic: *Armadal*
Armadale Scottish Gaelic: Armadal;
	Armadale Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference	NG633036
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Ross and Cromarty;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF SKYE
Postcode district	IV45
Dialling code	01471
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber;
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch;
	List of places UK Scotland 57°03′45″N 5°54′20″W / 57.062454°N 5.905501°W

Armadale (Scottish Gaelic: Armadal) is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland.^[1] Like most of Sleat, but unlike most of Skye, the area is fairly fertile, and though there are hills, most do not reach a great height. It looks out over the Sound of Sleat, to Morar and Mallaig.

The name ’Armadale’, meaning ‘elongated valley’, derives from the Old Norse armr and dalr.^[2] Clan Donald has a visitor centre situated next to the ruins of Armadale Castle and surrounded by large gardens, while the nearby Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a centre of Gaelic learning.

Caledonian MacBrayne

Legend

Berneray, N. Uist					Leverburgh, Harris

Lochmaddy, N. Uist					Tarbert, Harris


					Uig, Skye
Lochboisdale, S. Uist
to Castlebay & Oban					Sconser, Skye Raasay

					Armadale, Skye

Canna
Rùm
					Tarbet, Loch Nevis
Eigg					Inverie, Knoydart
Muck
					Mallaig
					A830 to Glasgow Queen Street

Key

The village is also a small port, and has a regular Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service to Mallaig. It is at the southern end of the A851 road. When walking on the beach near the pier, it is possible to see otters and seals.

Preceding station		Ferry		Following station
Terminus		Caledonian MacBrayne Skye ferry		Mallaig

^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Armadale, Skye" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
^ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 25. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.

Caledonian MacBrayne ferries

Bruce Watt ferry

Bus connections

The Clan Donald Visitor Centre and Museum of the Isles, Armadale Archived 3 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Microsoft; Nokia. "Armadale, Skye" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

[2] Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 25. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.

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v t e Isle of Skye
Main settlements	Portree Broadford Dunvegan Kyleakin Uig (Snizort)
Crofting townships and settlements	Achachork Aird of Sleat Ardvasar Armadale Ashaig Bernisdale Bornesketaig Boreraig Borreraig Borrodale Borve Bracadale Breakish Brogaig Bualintur Camastianavaig Camuscross Carbost, Loch Harport Carbost, Trotternish Claigan Colbost Drumfearn Drynoch Dunan Duntulm Eabost Edinbane Elgol Ellishadder Eynort Eyre Fasach Feorlig Feriniquarrie Ferindonald Fiskavaig Flashader Flodigarry Galtrigill Garafad Geary Gedintailor Gillen Glendale Halistra Harlosh Harrapool Heaste Heribusta Hungladder Idrigill Isleornsay Kensaleyre Kilbride Kilmaluag Kilmarie Kilmore Kilmuir Kilvaxter Kingsburgh Kylerhea Lealt Lower Breakish Luib Milovaig Mugeary Ollach Ose Peinachorran Peinlich Portnalong Ramasaig Roag Sconser Skeabost Sligachan Staffin Stein Struan Suladale Talisker Tarskavaig Teangue Torrin Totaig Tote Treaslane Trumpan Uig (Duirinish) Uigshader Ullinish Upper Breakish Vatten
Mountains and hills	Am Basteir Beinn na Caillich Blà Bheinn Bruach na Frìthe Clach Glas Glamaig Healabhal Bheag Healabhal Mhòr Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh Sgùrr MhicChoinnich Sgùrr na Banachdaich Sgùrr nan Gillean Sgùrr Dearg Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh Marsco Quiraing/Meall na Suiramach Sgùrr Alasdair The Storr
History and prehistory	Armadale Castle Battle of the Spoiling Dyke Caisteal Maol Battle of the Braes Cill Chriosd Corriechatachan Dùn Ringill Duntulm Castle Dunvegan Castle Fairy Flag Flora MacDonald High Pasture Cave Mugearite Neil Mackinnon Sir Lachlan Mackinnon (clan chief) Sir Rory Mor's Horn Rubha an Dùnain
Local culture	Isle of Skye Music Festival MacCrimmon pipers Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Skye Camanachd Skye Live Festival Skye Museum of Island Life Talisker whisky Té Bheag "The Skye Boat Song"
Peninsulas	Duirinish Minginish Sleat Strathaird Trotternish Waternish
Surrounding islands	Ascrib Islands Crowlin Islands Eilean Bàn Eilean Fladday Eilean Mòr Eilean Tigh Eilean Trodday Fladda-chùain Guillamon Island Harlosh Island Isay Lampay Longay Mingay Oronsay Pabay Raasay Scalpay Rona Soay Staffin Island Tarner Island Wiay
Other	MV Glenachulish Skye Bridge