MV Glenachulish at Kylerhea
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History | |
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Name | MV Glenachulish |
Owner | Isle of Skye Ferry Community Interest Company |
Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
Yard number | 529 |
Status | in service |
General characteristics | |
Length | 57 ft 7 in (17.55 m) |
Beam | 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m) |
Capacity | 6 cars |
MV Glenachulish is a ferry operating a summer service between Glenelg, on the Scottish mainland, and Kylerhea, on the Isle of Skye. Built in 1969, she is the last manually operated steel turntable ferry in the world.[1][2][3] The route avoids the 36-mile (58 km) road journey via the Skye Bridge.