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Human settlement in Scotland
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Elgol (Gaelic: Ealaghol) is a tiny village on the south coast of Skye in the Scottish Hebrides, with a population of 168 in 2011. The main attraction is the view of the mountains, especially from nearby Loch Coruisk.
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Unless you've got your own boat, the only way in is along B8083 from Broadford, 14 miles. All island roads converge there, as do buses from Portree, the ferry piers at Uig and Armadale, and the mainland via Skye Bridge.
Read in the guideElgol to Glasnakille is two miles so you could walk. Loch Coruisk is usually reached by boat across Loch Scavaig, see below.
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