Portree of MacNab's Inn, the last meeting place of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746. The town plays host to the Isle of Skye's shinty club, Skye Camanachd. They play at Pairc nan Laoch above the town on the road to Struan. Around 939 people (37.72% of the population) can speak Scottish Gaelic. The A855 road leads north out of the town, passing through villages such as Achachork, Staffin and passes the rocky landscape of the Storr before reaching the landslip of the Quiraing. The current name, ' translates as 'king's port', possibly from a visit by King James
Juncal Island Juncal Island Juncal Island is an island belonging to Uruguay, located where the Uruguay River empties into the Río de la Plata, a bit above the Uruguayan town of Carmelo. It is separated from Uruguay by the "Canal de Camacho". The much smaller Juncalito Island lies a kilometer north; to the west, separated by the principal channel, lies Portuguese Island ("Isla del Portugues"), which belongs to the Argentine province of Entre Rios. The chief historical event associated with Juncal Island is the Battle of Juncal, one of the most important naval battles of the Cisplatine War. Occurring on 8 and