Kilmarie or Kilmaree (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Ma Ruibhe), (Gaelic: cill =' church or cell'; marie from St. Maolrubha) is a village in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Its most notable feature is the village church and graveyard. The graveyard has a significant number of tombstones from highland clans, in particular Clan MacKinnon.[1] Nearby is Kilmarie House, former residence of Jethro Tull member Ian Anderson.[citation needed]
Kilmarie
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Kilmarie Beach Evening sun on the beach picks out the rusty wheels of what seems to have been some sort of haulage system | |
Kilmarie Location within the Isle of Skye | |
OS grid reference | NG552173 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF SKYE |
Postcode district | IV45 |
Dialling code | 01471 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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It is also the point of embarkation from Route B8083 to Dun Ringill ruin.
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