Kilmuir, Skye
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Kilmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mhoire) is a village on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island of Skye. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland and is the only place in Scotland (apart from the Western Isles) where Scottish Gaelic is spoken by about half of the population.[1] Flora MacDonald, who assisted Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape from Scotland after his defeat at Culloden, and fashion designer Alexander McQueen has his headstone here.
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Kilmuir
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Location within the Isle of Skye | |
OS grid reference | NG384706 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dunvegan |
Postcode district | IV55 8 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
57.649°N 6.385°W / 57.649; -6.385 |
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