Stein is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.5141°, -6.5592°.

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Stein

Stein in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h

Stein is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Stein (Scottish Gaelic: Steinn) is a crofting township, situated on the north eastern shore of Loch Bay, in the west of the Waternish peninsula, on the isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland. Previously known as Lochbay, it is in the council area of Highland.

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Background

History

In 1790, the British Fisheries Society planned a fishing port to be designed by Thomas Telford. However, poor management of the project, and the lack of enthusiasm shown by the local crofting population for fishing, meant only a small proportion of the scheme was constructed. By 1837 the Society had made a loss of £3,000 and seven years later it sold off the land it had acquired. Only a few structures were completed to Telford's design, including a pier of 1796–1802, a storehouse of 1795 (now converted to housing), and possibly the now-ruined smithy of 1799. The 18th-century Stein Inn is the oldest pub on Skye. The folk singer Donovan had a house in Stein during the 1970s.

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