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PORTREE
The
spectacular capital of Skye, Portree has a
natural harbour, dramatic scenery and is the
hub of the island’s tourist trade, offering
facilities for shopping and evening
entertainment.
Sheltering at the mouth of a
bay on the Sound of Raasay, it makes the
perfect base for those wishing to explore
Skye’s various charms.
The Edinburgh-born engineer Thomas Telford
designed Portree’s pier and the town’s name –
meaning port of the king - may be related to
King James V of Scotland who traveled to Skye
in 1540.
The Royal Hotel is reputedly
the site of an old inn where Flora MacDonald bade
farewell to Bonnie Prince Charlie as he fled to
France after his humiliation at the Battle of
Culloden in 1746.
The Portree Highland Games are staged here each
summer. The 13-mile island of Raasay can be
visited via a local ferry.
