Editing Portree (section)

==History==
In the 1700s, the town was a popular point of departure for Scots sailing to America to escape poverty. This form of use repeated during the [[Scottish potato famine|famine]] in the 1840s. Both times, the town was saved by an influx of boats, often going between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides, who used Portree's pier as a rest point. The town also began exporting fish at this time, which contributed greatly to the local economy.

The Royal Hotel is the site of MacNab's Inn, the last meeting place of [[Flora MacDonald]] and [[Bonnie Prince Charlie]] in 1746.<ref>[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/skye/portree/index.html "Portree"] Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved on 15 September 2007.</ref><ref name="MurHeb" />

The town had the last manual [[telephone exchange]] in the UK, which closed in 1976.<ref>[http://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/BTsHistory/1969to1980/1976.htm BT History 1976]</ref>