Fiskavaig

Fiskavaig (Scottish Gaelic: Fiosgabhaig) is a crofting settlement on the north-west shore of the Minginish peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in the council area of Highland. Fiskavaig Bay sits on the southern shore of Loch Bracadaleinto which runs a small river, Alt Ribhein. The bay is shallow and exposes dark sand flats and tidal pools at low tide (and the remains of two stone fish traps) with high tide moving back to the rocks & rock pools at the foot of the bay.

Fiskavaig
Fiskavaig

House at Fiskavaig overlooking Fiskavaig Bay.
Fiskavaig
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG328340
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV47 8
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

The island of Wiay is 1.5 miles offshore into Loch Bracadale, as is the tidal island of Oronsay, Loch Bracadale. Also visible are Tarner Island & Harlosh Island. Fiskavaig overlooks Healabhal Bheag and Healabhal Mhòr (Macleod's Tables) across Loch Bracadale on the Duirinish Peninsula, and Macleod's Maidens are visible looking west, at the northernmost mouth of Loch Bracadale, where it opens to the Atlantic Ocean. The village of Carbost is 4 miles southeast.

Notable local hills are Cnoc Glas Heilla (116m), Arnaval (369m) and Dirivallan (208m).

It is possible to reach Talisker Bay on foot from the north, along a rough but well defined track.

The name Fiskavaig (alternative name Fiscavaig) originally comes from the Norse, meaning "fish bay". Another example of this naming is Tarskavaig, meaning "cod bay", in the south of Skye.

Fiskavaig Stone
Fiskavaig Stone

A Class I Pictish symbol stone was found on the beach at the high water mark in 1921. Carved from a slab of schist, the stone bears double disc and Z-rod and crescent and V-rod symbols.[1] It is now on display at the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

References
  1. Callander, Graham (1927), "A symbol stone from Fiscavaig, Skye" (PDF), Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 61: 241–251, retrieved 1 December 2010


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