Kyleakin

Kyleakin
A view of the village, from the Skye Bridge
Kyleakin is located in Isle of Skye
Kyleakin
Kyleakin
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG752263
Civil parish
  • Strath
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF SKYE
Postcode districtIV41
Dialling code01599
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°16′23″N 5°43′41″W / 57.273°N 5.728°W / 57.273; -5.728

Kyleakin (/klˈɑːkɪn/; Scottish Gaelic: Caol Àcain) is a village situated on the east coast of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The village is along the strait of Kyle Akin, opposite the northwest Scottish mainland town of Kyle of Lochalsh. Kyleakin is within the parish of Strath,[1] also known as Strath Swordale.[2]

  1. ^ "Details of Kyleakin". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Stonehouse - Stromness Pages 500-519 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland". British History Online. S Lewis, London 1846. Retrieved 7 April 2023.