Book : Skye Explorer
Maps by Ordnance Survey.
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The Skye Bridge, Kyle of Lochalsh. Since October 1995, Skye has
been linked to mainland Scotland by a bridge. Kyle of Lochalsh
had been the location of a ferry link to Skye since 1600 or earlier,
though cattle on their way to lowland markets still had to swim
across the half kilometer of water as late as 1800. Better road
links to Kyle came in 1819, and the Highland Line rail link to
Inverness in 1897. On the east coast of the Isle of Skye.
Skye Serpentarium, The
Old Mill, Harrapool, Broadford, Isle Of Skye IV49 9AQ. Tel: 01471
822209. The Skye Serpentarium was opened in 1991 by Catherine
and Alex Shearer as an exhibition and educational centre. Catherine
is an experienced herpetologist and has helped rescue over 500
abandoned or rescued reptiles and amphibians. There are over
50 animals on display from White's Tree Frogs to Large Green
Iguanas. On the east coast of the Isle of Skye.
Talisker Distillery, Carbost, Isle of Skye Tel: 01478 614308.
The only distillery on the Isle of Skye, set on the shores of
Loch Harport with dramatic views of the Cuillins. Talisker is
a highly distinctive whisky with a strong, smoky, peaty flavour
because both the malt and the water used to make it are heavily
peated. It has had a distinguished reputation for most of its
existence and Robert Louis Stevenson described it as ‘king
o’ drinks’ in an 1880 poem. On the west coast of the
Isle of Skye.
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