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
San Salvador Island seen on San Salvador. Today, thanks to its many sandy beaches, the island's prosperous main industry is tourism. About 940 people reside on San Salvador Island and its principal community is Cockburn Town, the seat of local government. The town has a population of 271. A Club Med resort, called "Columbus Isle", is located just north of Cockburn Town. Nearby is the Pleistocene Cockburn Town Fossil Reef. Fossilized Staghorn coral ("Acropora cervicornis"), and Elkhorn coral ("Acropora palmata") are present near the crest of the fossil reef, and other corals, such as "Montastraea", "Diploria", and "Porites," are preserved. The Gerace Research