Isle Of Skye Marble

When you reach torrin look out for the signpost on the left hand side of the road by the entrance to the leiths skye marble quarry drive along and turn off the main road taking the tarmac drive on your left when you see the sign for 9 torrin holidays.

Isle of skye marble.

This is a place of rugged beauty known as the isle of mists skye is blessed with its very own marble which formed millions of years ago in the shadows of the cuillin mountain range. Part of the only seam of true marble in britain the unique colour and pattern of every piece reflects the lush hebridean landscape. Marble was discovered near kilchrist in strath suardal about 3 miles 5 kilometres south west of broadford around 1907. Formed 500 million years ago the amazing colours and shapes produced by incredible pressure and time on marine sediments has created a remarkably beautiful.

In the uk there are very few true marbles but on the beautiful isle of skye on the west coast of scotland you can find the most fabulous of them all. The skye marble railway was a 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge industrial railway on the isle of skye in scotland. Skye marble polished slice weighs 16 7 grams measures 50mm x 30mm x 5mm. A large factory was built near the quarry for cutting and polishing the quarried blocks.

The light railway extended 4 mi 6 km from broadford pier to the quarries. An island of rugged beauty known as the isle of mists on scotland s west coast skye is blessed with its own unique marble which formed millions of years ago in the shadows of the cuillin mountain range. Once you arrive on the isle of skye take the a87 to broadford turning off at the broadford hotel and head along the b8083 towards elgol. Cut polished and set in sterling silver.