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Portree ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Port Rìgh), ) is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.〔Murray, W.H. (1966) ''The Hebrides''. London. Heinemann. Pages 154-5.〕 It is the location for the only secondary school on the Island, Portree High school. Public transport services are limited to buses. Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford. Attractions in the town include the Àros centre which celebrate the island's Gaelic heritage. The town also serves as a centre for tourists exploring the island.〔("Portree" ) Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved on 15 September 2007.〕 The Royal Hotel is the site of MacNab's Inn, the last meeting place of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746.〔〔Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) ''The Scottish Islands''. Edinburgh. Canongate. Pages 173-4〕 The town plays host to the Isle of Skye's shinty club, Skye Camanachd.〔("Skye Camanachd" ) skyecamanachd.com. Retrieved 26 September 2007.〕 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. ==Etymology== The current name, ''Port Rìgh'' translates as 'king's port', possibly from a visit by King James V of Scotland in 1540. However this etymology has been contested, since James did not arrive in peaceful times. The older name appears to have been ''Port Ruighe(adh)'', meaning "slope harbour". Prior to the sixteenth century the settlement's name was Kiltaraglen ('the church of St. Talarican') from Gaelic ''Cill Targhlain''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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