Guidebook for Bornesketaig

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Entertainment & Activities

Whitewave: Skye's Outdoor Centre

The centre is a 10min walk from here and offers guided walks, Kayaking, mountain boarding, archery, crating etc.

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Whitewave: Skye's Outdoor Centre

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The centre is a 10min walk from here and offers guided walks, Kayaking, mountain boarding, archery, crating etc.

Arts & Culture

Skye Museum of Island Life

Just a 15 minute walk. This will give you a great insight into past life on Skye. Open April-September. Nearby is Flora MacDonald's Monument and the burial place of Designer Lee Alexander MacQueen.

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Skye Museum of Island Life

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Just a 15 minute walk. This will give you a great insight into past life on Skye. Open April-September. Nearby is Flora MacDonald's Monument and the burial place of Designer Lee Alexander MacQueen.

Iron age Souterrain

Kilvaxter Souterrain In May 2000, after a period of heavy rain, a hole suddenly opened in a field at Kilvaxter, exposing stonework underneath. It was soon established that what lay below was a souterrain. It consists of a 20 metre long trench lined with drystone walling and capped with massive lintel slabs. There is a chamber off to the left just a short way in. The structure is entirely below ground except for its small entrance and a vent at the other end. It is covered with a foot or so of earth. Over the next few years the site was restored, and in 2006 it was opened to the public. Given the relative inaccessibility of many of Skye's souterrains, this is a great opportunity for the less intrepid explorer to see one. You will still need to be a wee bit bold to go inside though. It's not a place for those with claustrophobic tendencies. The entrance is a little lower than the rest of the passage, so don't be too put off by it. Even at 2m tall, I can walk, bent forward, without the need to crawl. A car park has been constructed next to the Kilmuir road at NG389696. The souterrain is only a few hundred metres across the field from there. There are some information boards provided to help interpretation of the site. There is usually a torch left by the entrance, but it's best to take your own to be sure. You'll need it inside. A pair of waterproof, or at least old, trousers is a good idea if there has been recent rain.

Iron age Souterrain

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Kilvaxter Souterrain In May 2000, after a period of heavy rain, a hole suddenly opened in a field at Kilvaxter, exposing stonework underneath. It was soon established that what lay below was a souterrain. It consists of a 20 metre long trench lined with drystone walling and capped with massive lintel slabs. There is a chamber off to the left just a short way in. The structure is entirely below ground except for its small entrance and a vent at the other end. It is covered with a foot or so of earth. Over the next few years the site was restored, and in 2006 it was opened to the public. Given the relative inaccessibility of many of Skye's souterrains, this is a great opportunity for the less intrepid explorer to see one. You will still need to be a wee bit bold to go inside though. It's not a place for those with claustrophobic tendencies. The entrance is a little lower than the rest of the passage, so don't be too put off by it. Even at 2m tall, I can walk, bent forward, without the need to crawl. A car park has been constructed next to the Kilmuir road at NG389696. The souterrain is only a few hundred metres across the field from there. There are some information boards provided to help interpretation of the site. There is usually a torch left by the entrance, but it's best to take your own to be sure. You'll need it inside. A pair of waterproof, or at least old, trousers is a good idea if there has been recent rain.

Kilmuir Cemetery

Also in the burial ground is a memorial stone for the famous fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) whose ashes were scattered here on Skye, the island of his father's birth. The cemetery is at NG399719, a short walk up the road from the car park at the museum.

Kilmuir Cemetery

Also in the burial ground is a memorial stone for the famous fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) whose ashes were scattered here on Skye, the island of his father's birth. The cemetery is at NG399719, a short walk up the road from the car park at the museum.