Duirinish peninsula

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The Duirinish peninsula is a rugged, scenic western peninsula on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic coastline, sea cliffs, and traditional crofting communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
peninsula
administrativeParish Duirinish parish
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Little Minch
Loch Bracadale
Loch Dunvegan
Loch Harport
The Minch
containsNaturalFeature Dunvegan Head
Healabhal Bheag
Healabhal Mhòr
Loch Beag
Loch Bharcasaig
Loch Bracadale
Loch Caroy
Loch Diubaig
Loch Dunvegan
Loch Dunvegan coastline
Loch Harport
Loch Mor
Loch Pooltiel
linked to: Loch Ainort

Loch Vatten
MacLeod's Tables
Neist Point
Neist Point Lighthouse
Waterstein Head
containsSettlement Balgown
Ballyskelly
Borreraig
Borreraig Muir
Borrodale
Carbostmore
Claigan
Colbost
Dunvegan
Feorlig
Fernilea
Fiskavaig
Galtrigill
Glendale
Harlosh
Heribost (Duirinish)
Holm
Husabost
Kilmuir (Duirinish)
linked to: Kilmuir

Lephin
Lower Milovaig
Milovaig
Orbost
Ose
Portnalong
Roag
Skinidin
Struan
linked to: Struanmore

Struanmore
Totaig
Uiginish
Upper Milovaig
linked to: Lower Milovaig

Vatten
Waterstein
country Scotland
hasCharacteristic coastal
rugged
scenic
hasCommunityType traditional crofting communities
hasEconomicActivity cattle grazing
crofting agriculture
sheep farming
tourism
hasFeature dramatic coastline
rocky headlands
sea cliffs
sea stacks
hasGeology Tertiary igneous rocks
basalt cliffs
lava plateaux
hasLandUse crofting
hasNearbyIsland Cleat
Isay
Loch Dunvegan islands
hasNotableSite Colbost Folk Museum
Coral Beach (Claigan)
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle Gardens
Dunvegan village
linked to: Dunvegan

Glendale crofting township
linked to: Glendale, Skye

Glendale war memorial
Neist Point viewpoint
Skye Silver (Glendale)
Three Chimneys restaurant
hasRoadConnection A863 road
B884 road
B886 road
linked to: B884 road
hasTopography flat-topped hills
moorland interior
steep coastal slopes
hasWildlife dolphins
golden eagles
otters
sea eagles
seabirds
seals
whales
knownFor dramatic sea cliffs
photography locations
remote coastal scenery
traditional crofting communities
views over The Minch
walking and hiking routes
locatedIn Highland council area
Inner Hebrides
Isle of Skye
northwest Scotland
partOf Isle of Skye peninsulas

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Waternish adjacentTo Duirinish peninsula
Unish locatedNear Duirinish peninsula (across water)
linked to: Duirinish peninsula
Glendale, Skye hasNearbyGeographicFeature Duirinish peninsula
Dunvegan Bay adjacentTo Duirinish peninsula