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This comfortable, well appointed, newly built 3-bedroom cottage sits in the beautiful region of Trotternish overlooking the sea to the front and with the dramatic Quiraing mountains to the rear. Gaelic for 'The Barn on the Hill', Cnoc An T-Sabhail is situated in the peaceful crofting township of Digg near Staffin on the north-east coast of Skye, some 20 miles north of Portree. |
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ACCOMMODATION & FACILITIES
An additional child's chair bed can be added if required. The house is wheelchair friendly with access ramps, low thresholds and a downstairs bedroom with ensuite bathroom/WC. |
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The kitchen includes:
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Booking Conditions
A deposit of £150 per week is required at the time of booking with the balance of payment due 8 weeks before your arrival. In the event of cancellation, any balance paid may be refunded if the cottage is re-let, but we will deduct a fee of £50 for this. |
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LOCATION There are 2 grocery stores within a few miles of the cottage, as well as 2 hotels where you can enjoy an evening meal. Further facilities can be found at Portree (20 miles) which has pubs, restaurants, supermarkets, post office, cinema, etc. The Trotternish area is where fossils and even dinosaur footprints have been found, so a visit to the nearby Fossil Museum can be quite an eye-opener! The geology of the region can be admired at sites such as the Mealt Waterfall and Kilt Rock where the waterfall drops 300 feet into the sea. The very photogenic 'Old Man of Storr' is a 160 ft pillar which dominates the landscape overlooking Loch Fada. |
 Old Man of Storr Photo © Gordon C. Harrison |
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The Quiraing mountains with their strange formations of pinnacles and pillars are very different from the Cuillin hills in the south of Skye. If you are not the mountaineering sort, then take the little road which cuts through the peninsula from Staffin to Uig and you will experience a spectacular drive right through the Quiraing. Historic sights include the ruins of Duntulm Castle (abandoned around 1730 by the MacDonalds) from where you can see across the Minch to the Hebrides on a clear day. The Skye Museum of Island Life at Kilmuir is a group of thatched cottages and an old smithy illustrating Highland life 100 years ago. Nearby is the grave of Flora MacDonald who is said to have been buried in a sheet slept in by Bonnie Prince Charlie. |
 Staffin Bay |
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You'll find much else to explore on Skye including Dunvegan Castle, the Talisker Distillery, the Toy Museum,
craft shops, galleries, etc.
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