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Ellishadder
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 Crofts at Ellishadder | |
  Ellishadder Location within the Isle of Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG504651 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Portree |
| Postcode district | IV51 9 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Ellishadder (Scottish Gaelic: Ealaiseadar) is a crofting township, situated close to the north shore of the freshwater Loch Mealt, on the Trotternish peninsula of the island of Skye, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1] Ellishadder is one of 23 townships making up the district area of Staffin.
The Kilt Rock viewpoint is situated to the east of the township; it comprises sea-cliffs 55 metres (180 ft) tall, made of dolerite rock strata in many different colours.[2] Kilt Rock has a waterfall, Mealt Falls, created from the outflow of Loch Mealt
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Elishader". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Kilt Rock, Staffin" ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
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