Roag, Skye

Roag (), meaning noisy place or 'deer bay' in Norse, is a small remote scattered hamlet on the north west shore of

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in the west of the Duirinish peninsula. Located on the

Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of ...

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, it is in the

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council area of

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. The villages of Heribost approximately northeast,

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lying less than southeast of Roag, and Ardraog lying closer to the shore are considered part of Roag.

Harlosh Harlosh () is a settlement on the island of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. The settlement is on a peninsula of the same name. Situated at the end of a narrow peninsula between Lochs Caroy and Bharcasaig (both of which are arms of Loch Br ...

lies on the other side of Loch Vatten. Roag also overlooks the sea lochs Loch Na Faolinn and

Loch Bracadale Loch Bracadale (Scottish Gaelic: ''Loch Bhràcadail'') is a sea loch on the west coast of Skye in Scotland. It separates the Minginish Peninsula in the south from the Duirinish Peninsula in the north. Loch Bracadale and its associated inner loc ...

. There are about 27 houses in Roag. Roag

Populated places in the Isle of Skye {{SkyeLochalsh-geo-stub