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{{Short description|Road in Scotland}} |
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|terminus_b = [[Sligachan]] |
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The '''A863 road''' is one of the principal roads of the [[Isle of Skye]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]] off the west coast of mainland [[Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = View: Sheet 24, North Skye – Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961|url = http://maps.nls.uk/view/91549087|website = National Library of Scotland|access-date = 2016-01-23|publisher = [[National Library of Scotland]]|last = Ordnance Survey}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = View: Sheet 25, Portree – Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961|url = http://maps.nls.uk/view/91549090|website = National Library of Scotland|access-date = 2016-01-23|last = Ordnance Survey|publisher = [[National Library of Scotland]]}}</ref> |
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'''The A863 road''' is one of the principal roads of the [[Isle of Skye]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]] off the west coast of mainland [[Scotland]]. |
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It connects the town of [[Dunvegan]] and the north west of the island with the [[A87 road|A87]] that then crosses the [[Skye Bridge]] for access to the mainland road system. The A863 is some {{Convert|23|mi|km}} in length. |
It connects the town of [[Dunvegan]] and the north west of the island with the [[A87 road|A87]] that then crosses the [[Skye Bridge]] for access to the mainland road system. The A863 is some {{Convert|23|mi|km}} in length. |
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*[[Roskhill]] |
*[[Roskhill]] |
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*[[Ose, Skye|Ose]] |
*[[Ose, Skye|Ose]] |
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*[[Struan]] |
*[[Struan, Skye|Struan]] |
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*[[Bracadale]] |
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*[[Coillore]] |
*[[Coillore]] |
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*[[Drynoch]] |
*[[Drynoch]] |
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*[[Sligachan]]– junction with the A87 |
*[[Sligachan]]– junction with the A87 |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 06:15, 21 January 2024
A863 | |
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From | Dunvegan |
A87 A850 | |
To | Sligachan |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | Scotland |
Road network | |
The A863 road is one of the principal roads of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland.[1][2]
It connects the town of Dunvegan and the north west of the island with the A87 that then crosses the Skye Bridge for access to the mainland road system. The A863 is some 23 miles (37 km) in length.
Settlements on or near the A863
[edit]North to South
- Dunvegan – junction with the A850 road
- Lonmore
- Roskhill
- Ose
- Struan
- Bracadale
- Coillore
- Drynoch
- Sligachan– junction with the A87
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey. "View: Sheet 24, North Skye – Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. "View: Sheet 25, Portree – Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
External links
[edit]Media related to A863 road (Scotland) at Wikimedia Commons
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