Loch Bracadale ( Scottish Gaelic: ''Loch Bhràcadail'') is a sea loch on the west coast 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 b ...

in Scotland. It separates the Minginish Peninsula in the south from the Duirinish Peninsula in the north. Loch Bracadale and its associated inner lochs - Loch Harport, Loch Vatten, Loch Caroy, Loch Bharcasaig, Loch na Faolinn and Loch Beag - form one of the largest areas of semi-enclosed inshore waters around the Skye coast. The shallow waters are used for salmon and mussel farms, crab and lobster creels as well as scallop diving. The loch contains four islands; Harlosh Island,

Tarner Island Tarner Island is a triangular shaped island in Loch Bracadale just off the coast off the Harlosh peninsula of Skye in Scotland. It is about in extent and is 0.65 miles at its longest by 0.33 miles at its widest The coastline is largely cliff- ...

, Wiay and the tidal island of

Oronsay This is a list of islands called Oronsay (Scottish Gaelic: '), which provides an index for islands in Scotland with this and similar names. It is one of the more common names for Scottish islands. The names come from ''Örfirisey'' which transla ...

off Ullinish point. The mouth of Loch Bracadale (where it opens to the Atlantic) is some wide, from Idrigill Point on the Duirinish Peninsula to Rubha nan Clach on the Minginish Peninsula. west of Idrigill Point are the three sea stacks known as Macleod's Maidens. On the south-western shore of the loch, from Rubha nan Clach are impressive sea cliffs, some high, dotted with caves and cascading waterfalls, up to Gob na h-Oa. Further eastwards Sgùrr nan Uan marks the westward side of

Fiskavaig Fiskavaig or Fiscavaig ( gd, Fiosgabhaig) is a picturesque crofting settlement on the north-west shore of the Minginish peninsula, Isle of Skye in the Highland Council area. The township extends westward around the coast some 2.5 miles from Ar ...

Bay which runs round to Ardtreck (from which Dun Ardtreck overlooks Loch Bracadale at grid reference
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to the now automated lighthouse at Ardtreck Point which sits opposite Bracadale Point (between Bracadale and

Ullinish Ullinish (Gaelic: Uilfhinis) is a crofting township on Loch Bracadale, on the southwest coast of Skye, Scotland. The only promontory fort on Skye is located at Ullinish. It is situated to the west of Struan and just south of the hamlet of Ebost ...

.) This point, between Ardtreck Point and Bracadale Point (or Rubh' Ard-Chràighe & Rubha Bhracadale) is where Loch Bracadale becomes Loch Harport.

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