Geary, Skye

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Northern slope of Beinn Charnach Bheag Looking down the largely featureless boggy slope from the summit of the hill. The buildings on the left are the township of Geary.
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Geary
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference NG264623
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Hallin
Postcode district IV55
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57°34′05″N6°34′34″W / 57.568073°N 6.576104°W / 57.568073; -6.576104 Coordinates: 57°34′05″N6°34′34″W / 57.568073°N 6.576104°W / 57.568073; -6.576104

Geary is a small crofting township, of some 40 houses, located on the remote northeast coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking the sea loch Loch Snizort, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

It is adjacent to Gillen and Knockbreck with Halistra about one mile (two kilometres) further west along a single-track road.

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