Fiskavaig

Fiskavaig

Fiskavaig Scottish Gaelic: Fiosgabhaig
House at Fiskavaig overlooking Fiskavaig Bay.
Fiskavaig Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference	NG328340
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV47 8
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

Fiskavaig (Scottish Gaelic: Fiosgabhaig) is a crofting settlement on the north shore of the Minginish peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in the council area of Highland. Fiskavaig Bay lies to the north, into which runs a small river, Alt Ribhein. The bay is shallow and exposes dark sand and tidal pools at low tide (and the remains of two stone fish traps) with high tide moving back to the rocks & rock pools at the foot of the bay. The island of Wiay is some 3 kilometres (2 miles) offshore into Loch Bracadale, as is the tidal island of Oronsay, Loch Bracadale. Also visible are Tarner Island & Harlosh Island. Fiskavaig overlooks Macleod's Tables (across Loch Bracadale) on the Duirinish Peninsula, and Macleod's Maidens are visible looking west, at the northern most mouth of Loch Bracadale where it opens to the Atlantic Ocean. The village of Carbost is 6 kilometres (3+3⁄4 miles) southwest. Notable local hills are Cnoc Dubh Glas, Arnaval and Dirivallan. It is possible to reach Talisker Bay on foot from the north, along a rough but well defined track.

The name Fiskavaig (alternative name Fiscavaig) originally comes from the Norse, meaning "fish bay". Another example of this naming is Tarskavaig, meaning "cod bay", in the south of Skye.

Fiskavaig Stone

Fiskavaig Stone

A Class I Pictish symbol stone was found on the beach at the high water mark in 1921. Carved from a slab of schist, the stone bears double disc and Z-rod and crescent and V-rod symbols. It is now on display at the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.