Editing Portree (section)

{{Short description|Town on the Isle of Skye, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place
| map_type = Skye
| official_name = Portree
| country = Scotland
| os_grid_reference = NG483454
| coordinates = {{coord|57.412|-6.192|display=inline,title}}
| population = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Portree}}
| population_ref = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref>{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref>
| post_town = PORTREE
| postcode_area = IV
| postcode_district = IV51
| edinburgh_distance_mi = 152
| london_distance_mi = 475
| dial_code = 01478
| gaelic_name = Port Rìgh
| constituency_westminster = [[Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire]]
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch]]
| unitary_scotland = [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
| lieutenancy_scotland = [[Ross and Cromarty]]
| website = 
| static_image_name = Portree Isle of Skye - September 2023.jpg
| static_image_caption = Portree Harbour
}}

'''Portree''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɔːr|ˈ|t|r|iː}}; {{langx|gd|Port Rìgh}}, {{IPA|gd|pʰɔrˠʃt̪ˈɾiː|pron}}) is the capital<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isleofskye.net/central/|title=Portree, Raasay & Central Skye|publisher=A Guide|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> and largest town of the [[Isle of Skye]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]] of [[Scotland]].<ref name=MurHeb>[[W.H. Murray|Murray, W.H.]] (1966) ''The Hebrides''. London. Heinemann. Pages 154-155.</ref> It is a [[civil parishes in Scotland|civil parish]] and lies within the [[Highland (council area)|Highland council area]], around {{convert|74|mi}} from its administrative centre of [[Inverness]].

Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by [[Thomas Telford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portree-regeneration.org/living_landmarks.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117050439/http://portree-regeneration.org/living_landmarks.htm|archive-date=17 November 2007|title=Portree|author=Portree Regeneration|date=15 September 2007}}</ref> Attractions in the town include the former Aros Centre, now the Isle of Skye Candle Co. Visitor Centre,<ref>Isle of Skye Candle Company, [https://skyecandles.co.uk/pages/visitor-centre Isle of Skye Candle Co. Visitor Centre], accessed 28 April 2024</ref> which celebrates the island's [[Gaels|Gaelic]] heritage. Further arts provision is made through arts organisation [[ATLAS Arts]], a [[Creative Scotland]] regularly-funded organisation.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATLAS Arts - bringing art and audiences together in Skye and Lochalsh|url=http://www.creativescotland.com/explore/read/stories/connecting/2015/atlas-arts|website=Creative Scotland|publisher=Creative Scotland|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> The town also serves as a centre for tourists exploring the island.<ref name="Smith">Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) ''The Scottish Islands''. Edinburgh. Canongate, pages 173-4</ref>

Around 939 people (37.72% of the population) can speak [[Scottish Gaelic]].

Portree is connected to the [[Skye Bridge]] by the [[A87 road]], which then leads northwards to [[Uig, Snizort|Uig]]. The [[A855 road]] also 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]].