Historic tours of the Isle of Skye

Tours with Coinneach

Escape the crowds and discover the hidden history of Skye with Coinneach Maclean, a fully qualified Green Badge Tour Guide and local historian. Coinneach is a trained archaeologist with a passion for sharing his years of knowledge of Skye culture, history and tradition with our guests at Duisdale and Toravaig.

Sea Kings and Sorcerers

This tour around the beautiful Sleat peninsula takes in the two important historic sites of Dùn Sgathaich and Armadale Castle.

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Information

  1. Details

    Depart from Duisdale: 09.30am

    Return to Duisdale: 1.30pm

     

  2. Terms

    This tour is available exclusively for guests of Duisdale and Toravaig House Hotel, all tours must be paid at the time of booking.

    Tours are undertaken in the clients own vehicle.

    Cost is £240 half day and £340 full day.

Amazon Queens and Saints

This tour takes you to Kintail on the mainland, former lands of the Lords of the Isles and subsequently Clann ’ic Coinnich – the Clan MacKenzie.

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Information

  1. Details

    Depart from Duisdale: 09.30am

    Return to Duisdale: 1.30pm

     

  2. Terms

    This tour is available exclusively for guests of Duisdale and Toravaig House Hotel, all tours must be paid at the time of booking.

    Tours are undertaken in the clients own vehicle.

    Cost is £240 half day and £340 full day.

The Dove of the Church – Saint Columba on Skye

This tour takes in Skye’s capital, Portree, and the former medieval cathedral centre on an island in the Snizort River by Skeabost, a few miles north of Portree.

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Details

  1. Information

    Depart from Duisdale: 09.30am

    Return to Duisdale: 1.30pm

     

  2. Terms

    This tour is available exclusively for guests of Duisdale and Toravaig House Hotel, all tours must be paid at the time of booking.

    Tours are undertaken in the clients own vehicle.

    Cost is £240 half day and £340 full day.

The Road to Elgol -Torrin, Kilmarie and Dunringell

This tour provides a vivid illustration of the survival of belief and how the re-fashioning of ancient structures served as new centres of lordship for the growing power of Skye's main noble families.

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Information

  1. Details

    Depart from Duisdale: 09.30am

    Return to Duisdale: 1.30pm

     

     

  2. Terms

    This tour is available exclusively for guests of Duisdale and Toravaig House Hotel, all tours must be paid at the time of booking.

    Tours are undertaken in the clients own vehicle.

    Cost is £240 half day and £340 full day.