Tarskavaig

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Tarskavaig
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gaelic_name=Tarscabhaig
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map_type=Scotland
latitude=57.1126
longitude=-5.98751
unitary_scotland= Highland
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postcode_district = IV46 8
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Tarskavaig (Tarscabhaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a crofting village on the West coast of Sleat on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It sits in a glen which meets Tarskavaig Bay and lies opposite the Isles of Eigg, Rum and Canna.

It is often said that Tarskavaig has the best view of the Cuillin in Skye.

Tarskavaig is a traditional crofting village with a high number of Gaelic speakers, several families with children, and active crofters. It has an SSSI related to the Tarskavaig Moine Thrust, which is located within the village.

The name of the village reflects the long and mixed history of the village, being an old Norse name, "Torsk Vig", or Cod Bay in English. This connection between the Vikings and the Gaels can be seen by the inclusion of "tarsk" as a loan word in Gaelic, from "torsk".

The crofting township of Achnacloich or Achadh na Cloiche (Scottish Gaelic: "Stonefield") is located on the outskirts of Tarskavaig by the Gillean Burn watercourse. [cite web |url=http://www.isbuc.co.uk/Places/Achnacloich.php |title=Achnacloich |work=ISBuC Places |publisher=Isle of Skye Business Community |accessdate=2008-09-14 ] [ [http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=NG5877609812"Get-amap"] Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 September 2008.]

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