Carbost () is a village on the southwest shore of Loch Harport on the

Minginish Minginish () is a peninsula on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is situated on the west coast of the island and runs from Loch Scavaig in the south (which separates Minginish from the Strathaird Peninsula), along the western coast of Skye to Lo ...

peninsula of the

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. Carbost becomes a tourist hub in summer months due to the presence of the

Talisker Talisker () is a settlement on the Minginish peninsula in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. History Talisker was for centuries a possession of the Clan Macleod. For nearly two hundred years it was associated with a cadet branch of the chiefly line, f ...

Distillery which is also one of the main employers in the village along with the local pub, The Old Inn. Along the main road there is a community run grocery and provisions store and a coffee shop, Caora Dhubh (which means "Black Sheep" in Scottish Gaelic.) North of the distillery, Carbost Waterfront provides access to the water via a Pier, slipway and pontoons. Moorings are provided for residents and visitors with fishing boats, yachts and other recreational craft. These facilities are maintained by a community company which is expanding the facilities, including mains water to the pier & pontoons. Carbost lies from

Glen Brittle Glen Brittle (''Gleann Breadail'' in Scottish Gaelic) is a large glen in the south of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. It runs roughly south to north, along the River Brittle, which has its mouth at Loch Brittle (a sea loch). The glen is bounded ...

Fairy Pools, from

Portnalong Portnalong () is a small village on north west of the Isle of Skye on the shore of Loch Harport. Portnalong is Gaelic for "harbour of the ships". It was founded by crofters from Lewis and Harris in 1921. Portnalong and Fiskavaig are both croftin ...

and from

Fiskavaig Fiskavaig or Fiscavaig () 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 Ardtreck in the eas ...

. Carbost falls under the

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...

council area. It is in the UK Parliamentary constituency of Ross, Skye and Lochaber, whose MP is the SNP's

Ian Blackford Ian Blackford (born 14 May 1961) is a Scottish politician and investment banker who served as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2022. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross, Skye and ...

, and the Scottish Parliament constituency of

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the Highland council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one ...

, which is in the Highlands and Islands electoral region and whose MSP is the former

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minister

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of the SNP.

References

Populated places in the Isle of Skye {{SkyeLochalsh-geo-stub