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Portree

57°24N 6°12W, pop (2000e) 1970. Port in Highland, NW Scotland, UK; on Loch Portree, E coast; largest town on Skye.

Portree
Gaelic: Port Rìgh
Location
OS grid reference: NG483454
Statistics
Population: 2,491 (2001 census)
Administration
Council area: Highland
Constituent country: Scotland
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Other
Police force: Northern Constabulary
Lieutenancy area: Inverness-shire
Former county: Inverness-shire
Post office and telephone
Post town: PORTREE
Postal district: IV51
Dialling code: 01478
Politics
Scottish Parliament: Ross, Skye and Inverness West
UK Parliament: Ross, Skye and Lochaber
European Parliament: Scotland

Portree (Gaelic Port Rìgh, the King's port) is the largest town on Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.

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