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A850 road

Coordinates: 57°28′46″N 6°25′52″W / 57.4795°N 6.4311°W / 57.4795; -6.4311 (A850 road)
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A850
The A850 approaching Flashader - geograph.org.uk - 3829712.jpg
The A850 approaching Flashader
Major junctions
FromDunvegan Castle
57°26′12″N 6°34′53″W / 57.4367°N 6.5814°W / 57.4367; -6.5814 (A850 road (western end))
Major intersections A863
A87
ToBorve
57°27′04″N 6°15′46″W / 57.4512°N 6.2629°W / 57.4512; -6.2629 (A850 road (eastern end))
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryScotland
Road network
A849 A851

The A850 road is a road on the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Isles, off the west coast of mainland Scotland.[1]

Route

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The road connects Dunvegan Castle and the town of Dunvegan and the north of the island with the A87 road for Portree that then crosses to the mainland road system. The more direct road connecting Dunvegan with the A87 is the A863. The Fairy Bridge, which carries the road to the Waternish peninsula. lies slightly north of the road, to the west of Upperglen.[1]

Settlements on or near the A850

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West to East

References

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  1. ^ a b Ordnance Survey. "View: Sheet 24, North Skye – Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

57°28′46″N 6°25′52″W / 57.4795°N 6.4311°W / 57.4795; -6.4311 (A850 road)