A863 road
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| Major junctions | |
| From | Dunvegan |
 A87 A850 | |
| To | Sligachan |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Road network | |
The A863 road is one of the principal roads of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland.[1][2]
It connects the town of Dunvegan and the north west of the island with the A87 that then crosses the Skye Bridge for access to the mainland road system. The A863 is some 23 miles (37 km) in length.
Settlements on or near the A863
North to South
- Dunvegan – junction with the A850 road
- Lonmore
- Roskhill
- Ose
- Struan
- Bracadale
- Coillore
- Drynoch
- Sligachan– junction with the A87
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. "View: Sheet 25, Portree – 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.
External links
Media related to A863 road (Scotland) at Wikimedia Commons
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57°20′49″N 6°23′09″W / 57.34683°N 6.38589°W