Sconser () is a small

crofting Crofting (Scottish Gaelic: ') is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production peculiar to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within the 19th-century townships, individual crofts were est ...

township on the island of

Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply 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 by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some o ...

, in Scotland, situated on the south shore of Loch

Sligachan Sligachan () is a small settlement on Skye, Scotland. It is close to the Cuillin mountains and provides a good viewpoint for seeing the Cuillin, Black Cuillin mountains. Amenities Sligachan is situated at the junction of the roads from Portree, ...

. The main A87 road of Skye passes through Sconser and the ferry to

Raasay Raasay (; ), sometimes the Isle of Raasay, is an island between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Scotland. It is separated from Skye by the Sound of Raasay and from Applecross by the Inner Sound, Scotland, Inner Sound. It is famous fo ...

departs from the pier. Less than to the east is the 9-hole Isle Of Skye golf course. Immediately to the south is

Glamaig Glamaig () is the northernmost of the Red Hills on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It lies immediately east of Sligachan. It is one of only two Corbetts on Skye. From many angles the hill resembles a perfect cone of scree, though it is li ...

which can be climbed via An Coileach (The Cockerel). Sconser was the birthplace of the professional climber John Mackenzie (1856–1933) after whom Sgurr Mhic Choinnich (Mackenzie's Peak) is named. The settlement of

Peinachorran Peinchorran (; Peinachorrain on Ordnance Survey maps) is a remote settlement, lying at the end of the B883 road, on the north east headland of Loch Sligachan on the island of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highl ...

lies on a northeasterly direction across the loch.

Caledonian MacBrayne Caledonian MacBrayne (), in short form CalMac, is the trade name of CalMac Ferries Ltd, the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries to the west coast of Scotland, serving ports on the mainland and 22 of the major islands. It is a subsid ...

operate a year round ferry service from Sconser over to the Isle of Raasay.

Gallery

File:Scotland, Isle of Skye, Sconser (1).jpg, Sconser File:Scotland, Isle of Skye, Sconser (2).jpg, Harbour pier for the Raasay ferry File:Kingdom Hall, Sconser - geograph.org.uk - 1410025.jpg, Kingdom Hall, Sconser File:Sconser, tin-hut post office - geograph.org.uk - 449074.jpg, Sconser post office

References

Populated places in the Isle of Skye Protected areas of Highland (council area) {{SkyeLochalsh-geo-stub