Kingsburgh, Skye
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Kingsburgh is a scattered crofting township, overlooking Loch Snizort Beag on the Trotternish
peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Highlands
of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland. Kingsburgh is located 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Uig
.
Kingsburgh is famous as the place that Flora MacDonald lived after helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to France
after his defeat at Culloden
.
Trotternish
Trotternish or Tròndairnis is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland.One of its more well-known features is the Trotternish landslip, a massive landslide that runs almost the full length of the peninsula, some...
peninsula of the Isle of Skye in the Highlands
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
of Scotland. It is in the council area of Highland. Kingsburgh is located 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Uig
Uig, Skye
The village of Uig lies at the head of the sheltered inlet of Uig Bay on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Uig is situated partly on the raised beach around the head of the bay and partly on the steep slopes behind it...
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Kingsburgh is famous as the place that Flora MacDonald lived after helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
after his defeat at Culloden
Culloden
Culloden may refer to any of the following:*Culloden, Highland, a village in Scotland**The Battle of Culloden, a battle which took place there in 1746...
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