The A863 road is one of the principal roads of the

Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated ...

in the

Inner Hebrides The Inner Hebrides (; Scottish Gaelic: ''Na h-Eileanan a-staigh'', "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, whic ...

off the west coast of mainland

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. It connects the town of Dunvegan and the north west of the island with the A87 that then crosses the

Skye Bridge The Skye Bridge ( gd, Drochaid an Eilein Sgitheanaich) is a road bridge over Loch Alsh, Scotland, connecting the Isle of Skye to the island of Eilean Bàn. The name is also used for the whole Skye Crossing, which further connects Eilean Bàn ...

for access to the mainland road system. The A863 is some in length. Isle Of Skye A863 The Cuillins

Settlements on or near the A863

''North to South'' *Dunvegan – junction with the

A850 road A85 or A-85 may refer to: * Dutch Defence, in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings * Gleaner A85, a combine harvester Roads * A85 road (Scotland) * Quebec Autoroute 85, a Canadian highway part of the Trans-Canada Highway * A85 motorway (France) Th ...

* Lonmore * Roskhill * Ose * Struan * Bracadale * Coillore * Drynoch * Sligachan– junction with the A87

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