Kilmarie

Kilmarie or Kilmaree (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Ma Ruibhe), (Gaelic: cill =' church or cell'; marie from St. Maolrubha) is a village in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its most notable feature is the village church and graveyard. The graveyard has a significant number of tombstones from highland clans, in particular Clan MacKinnon.[1] Nearby is Kilmarie House, former residence of Jethro Tull member Ian Anderson.

Kilmarie

Kilmarie Beach Evening sun on the beach picks out the rusty wheels of what seems to have been some sort of haulage system
Kilmarie
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG552173
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF SKYE
Postcode districtIV45
Dialling code01471
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

It is also the point of embarkation from Route B8083 to Dun Ringill ruin.

Kilmarie Graveyard

References

  1. "KILMARIE CEMETERY, STRATH, ISLE OF SKYE". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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