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Isleornsay harbour
Isleornsay, Scotland
A small harbour village on Sleat with an island lighthouse and one of Skye's best sheltered anchorages.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min

Eilean Iarmain faces a little tidal island and is one of the most sheltered harbours on the south of Skye. It is a gentle place to stretch your legs, watch seals and look across to the mainland. The village inn serves food and is a good lunch stop on the road to Armadale.
Good to know
- Look for seals on the skerries at low tide
- Stop here instead of Portree for a quieter lunch
- Best time
- Low tide
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Short side road off the A851
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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