Carbost, Loch Harport
Carbost (Scottish Gaelic: Carabost) is a village on the south-west shore of Loch Harport on the Minginish peninsula on the Isle of Skye and is in the Highland[1] council area.
Carbost
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  Carbost Location within the Isle of Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG378319 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV47 8 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Carbost main street
Carbost becomes a tourist hub in summer months due to the presence of the Talisker 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 & provisions store and a coffee shop, Caora Dhubh (which means 'Black Sheep' in Scottish Gaelic.) North of the distillery there are numerous lochside slipways & pontoons for launching & mooring boats and a small pier
Carbost lies 8 miles from Glen Brittle Fairy Pools, 3 miles from Portnalong and 4 miles from Fiskavaig.
References
- "Carbost". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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