Portree

Portree (Scots Gaelic: Port Rìgh, pronounced [pʰɔrˠʃt̪ˈtʰɾiː]) is the lairgest toun on Skye in the Inner Hebrides o Scotland.^[2] It is the location for the anerly seicontar schuil on the island, Portree High School. Public transport services are limitit tae buses.

Portree Scots Gaelic: Port Rìgh
Portree Harbour
Portree Location within the Isle o Skye
Population	2,491 [1]
OS grid reference	NG483454
Cooncil area	Hieland
Lieutenancy area	Ross an Cromarty
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	PORTREE
Postcode destrict	IV51
Diallin code	01478
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Ross, Skye an Lochaber
Scots Pairlament	Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch
Wabsteid	www.IsleofSkye.com
Leet o places UK Scotland 57.412°N 6.192°W / 57.412; -6.192

Portree haes a harbour, fringit bi cliffs, wi a pier designed bi Thomas Telford.^[3]

Attractions in the toun include the Aros centre which celebrates the island's Gaelic heritage. Further airts proveesion is made throu airts organisation ATLAS Arts, a Creative Scotland regularly-fundit organisation.^[4] The town also serves as a centre for tourists exploring the island.^[5]

The Royal Hotel is the steid o MacNab's Inn, the last meetin place o Flora MacDonald an Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746.^[2][6]

The toun plays host tae the Isle o Skye's shinty club, Skye Camanachd.^[7] They play at Pairc nan Laoch abuin the toun on the road tae Struan.

Aroond 939 fowk (37.72% o the population) can speak Scots Gaelic.

The A855 road leads north oot o the toun, passin throu veelages such as Achachork, Staffin an passes the rocky landscape o the Storr afore reachin the landslip o the Quiraing.

Map o Skye showin Portree

Etymologie

The current name, Port Rìgh translates as 'king's port', possibly frae a visit by Keeng James V o Scotland in 1540. Housomeivver this etymologie haes been contestit, syne James did no arrive in peaceful times. The aulder name appears tae hae been Port Ruighe(adh), meanin "slope harbour".^[8]

Prior tae the 16t century the dounset's name wis Kiltaraglen ('the kirk o St. Talarican') frae Gaelic Cill Targhlain.

Portree shale

Portree shale is a geologic association in the vicinity o Portree, the existence o which is linkit wi potential petroleum occurrences o commercial importance.^[9]

In feection

• 'The Portree Kid' wis a amusin ballad sung bi the Corries.
• Portree is the hame o a feectional profeesional Quidditch team in the Harry Potter universe cried the 'Pride of Portree'.^[10]
• The film Made of Honor pairtially taks place in Portree. A sweepin shot o the toun's main street is shown.