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Population
  
2,491

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
PORTREE

Local time
  
Friday 6:56 PM

Council area
  
Highland

OS grid reference
  
NG483454

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
IV51

Dialling code
  
01478

UK parliament constituency
  
Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Portree

Weather
  
8°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 87% Humidity

Scottish parliament
  
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

Lieutenancy areas
  
Highland, Ross and Cromarty

Scotland portree isle of skye


Portree (Scottish Gaelic: Port Rìgh, [pʰɔrˠʃt̪ˈtʰɾiː]) is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is the location for the only secondary school on the island, Portree High School. Public transport services are limited to buses.

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Map of Portree, UK

Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford.

Attractions in the town include the Aros centre which celebrates the island's Gaelic heritage. Further arts provision is made through arts organisation ATLAS Arts, a Creative Scotland regularly-funded organisation. The town also serves as a centre for tourists exploring the island.

The Royal Hotel is the site of MacNab's Inn, the last meeting place of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746.

The town plays host to the Isle of Skye's shinty club, Skye Camanachd. They play at Pairc nan Laoch above the town on the road to Struan.

Around 939 people (37.72% of the population) can speak Scottish Gaelic.

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.

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Etymology

The current name, Port Rìgh translates as 'king's port', possibly from a visit by King James V of Scotland in 1540. However this etymology has been contested, since James did not arrive in peaceful times. The older name appears to have been Port Ruighe(adh), meaning "slope harbour".

Prior to the 16th century the settlement's name was Kiltaraglen ('the church of St. Talarican') from Gaelic Cill Targhlain.

Portree shale

Portree shale is a geologic association in the vicinity of Portree, the existence of which is linked with potential petroleum occurrences of commercial importance.

In fiction

  • 'The Portree Kid' was an amusing ballad sung by the Corries.
  • Portree is the home of a fictional professional Quidditch team in the Harry Potter universe called the 'Pride of Portree'.
  • The film Made of Honor partially takes place in Portree. A sweeping shot of the town's main street is shown.
  • References

    Portree Wikipedia