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OS grid reference
  
NG348347

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Police
  
Scottish

Local time
  
Friday 5:04 PM

Lieutenancy area
  
Highland

Country
  
Scotland

Postcode district
  
IV47 8

Fire
  
Scottish

Council area
  
Highland

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 81% Humidity

Portnalong (Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Long) is a small village on north west of the Isle of Skye on the shore of Loch Harport. Portnalong is Gaelic for "harbour of the ships". It was founded by crofters from Lewis and Harris in 1921.

Map of Portnalong, Isle of Skye, UK


Portnalong and Fiscavaig are both crofting townships in the North Talisker common grazings where 69 crofters hold in common the sheep stock club that manages that commons.

References

Portnalong Wikipedia