A863 shield
A863
Major junctions
FromDunvegan
Major intersections A87
A850
ToSligachan
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryScotland
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.

Views of the Cuillin Mountains on the A863 towards Sligachan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Settlements on or near the A863

North to South

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

57°20′49″N 6°23′09″W / 57.34683°N 6.38589°W / 57.34683; -6.38589


A roads in Zone 8 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme
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