Revealing how accessible Skye is For All
Another place not to be missed on a trip around the Trotternish Peninsula are the ruins of Bornesketaig Church. Visible from Kilmuir Cemetery and just a short distance from the A855. It is an ideal quick visit and then take a picnic down to Camus Mor on the shore. It is not accessible for wheelchair users due to the uneven terrain and large building stones strewn around. Sarah did well with her sticks as the church is only a few metres from the roadside.
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No visit to Trotternish should be without a visit to the beautiful Kilmuir Cemetery. Just 7 miles north of Uig on the A855 you can combine it with a visit to the Skye Museum for Island Life . The museum is currently closed due to Covid-19 but we’ll be making a visit when it reopens. Perhaps take the opportunity to visit the Kilvaxter Souterrain first instead.
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If you like exploring old graveyards the one at Trumpan Church is a good one. It is a very small, ruin of a church and has a great and dark history. Tucked away at the end of the Waternish peninsula it is well worth a visit. On a clear day the views across The Minch to the Western Isles are superb.
Continue reading “Trumpan Church”According to a stone erected on St Columba’s Isle, it is the ancient burial ground and site of the Cathedral Church of the Bishop of the Isles from 1079 to 1498. Similarly ancient is the mortuary chapel of the Nicolson’s Aisle. Here according to tradition 28 chiefs of that clan are buried. Hidden away on the banks of the River Snizort it is a peaceful place, often missed by those whizzing along the main road between Dunvegan and Portree.
