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Bracadale (Scottish Gaelic: Bracadal) is a settlement and parish on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It lies on the west coast of the island, west-south-west of Portree, on Loch Beag, an inlet off Loch Harport. Nearby settlements include Struan to the west and Coillore on the opposite shore of Loch Beag.

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Map of Bracadale, Isle of Skye, UK

The name could derive from the Old Norse for "juniper dale" or "bracken dale"; or indeed from the Scottish Gaelic breac and dail, meaning spotted valley, or valley of the trout/salmon.

Diving loch bracadale isle of skye with dive sea the hebrides


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Bracadale Wikipedia