Place:Portree, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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NamePortree
Alt namesPort Ríghsource: Wikipedia
TypeParish
Coordinates57.4°N 6.2°W
Located inInverness-shire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
Also located inHighland Region, Scotland     (1975 - 1996)
Highland (council area), Scotland     (1996 - )
See alsoSkye, Inverness-shire, Scotlandisland on which Portree is located
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source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Portree is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford.

It has a population of under 2000 and less than half can speak Scottish Gaelic. (Source:2001 UK census)

The A855 road leads north out of the town, passing through villages such as Achachork, Staffin and passes the rocky landscape of The Storr before reaching the landslip of the Quiraing.

For a description of the parish of Portree from a 19th century perspective, see the description from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) as transcribed and copyrighted by Colin Hinson and provided on the web by GENUKI.

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