Kingsburgh, Skye (original) (raw)

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Human settlement in Scotland

KingsburghScottish Gaelic: Cinnseaborgh
Boathouse on Loch Snizort
Kingsburgh is located in Isle of SkyeKingsburghKingsburghLocation within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference NG394553
Council area Highland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Uig
Postcode district IV51 9
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57°30′48″N 6°21′07″W / 57.51321°N 6.351968°W / 57.51321; -6.351968

Kingsburgh (Gaelic: Cinnseaborgh[1]) is a scattered crofting township, overlooking Loch Snizort Beag on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland. Kingsburgh is located 5+1⁄2 miles (9 kilometres) south of Uig.

Kingsburgh is famous as the place that Flora MacDonald lived after helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to France after his defeat at Culloden.[2]

  1. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba". Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Kingsburgh" Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2011.