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Drynoch, Carbost and Portnalong

Looking over Carbost, Skye - home of the Talisker distillery - to the Black Cuillins

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Carbost and Portnalong are settlements on the Minginish peninsula on the west side of Skye.



Drynoch is a small settlement at the head of Loch Harport, south-west of Portree.

Carbost sits the south side of Loch Harport, a couple of miles up the road from Drynoch. The famous Talisker whisky distillery is close by in a spectacular setting backed by the Black Cuillins.

Portnalong is a small, friendly crofting community a few miles on from Carbost towards the mouth of Loch Harport.