Kyleakin
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 A view of the village, from the Skye Bridge | |
  Kyleakin Location within the Isle of Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG752263 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF SKYE |
| Postcode district | IV41 |
| Dialling code | 01599 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Kyleakin (/kaɪlˈɑːkɪn/; 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]
- ^ "Details of Kyleakin". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Stonehouse - Stromness Pages 500-519 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland". British History Online. S Lewis, London 1846. Retrieved 7 April 2023.