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Portree is the only town on the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. The town has a population of 1,917 inhabitants. Portree is the only settlement on Skye large enough to be considered a town. The name Portree dervices from the Gaelic "Port-an-Righ", which translates as "King's Port". The name dates from 1540, when King James V visited the town with a fleet of warships, to persuade the island Clans to support him. Prior to the visit, Portree was known as Kiltraglen. In the 1700's, many of Portree's inhabitants left to find a new life in America, with ships leaving the quayside full of hopefuls. More would have left were it not for an enlightened laird, who developed Portree as a fishing port in 1771. From 1846, Portree hosted weekly steamers from West Loch Tarbert via Tobermory, Isleornsay and Kyleakin, while from 1851 the weekly ship between Glasgow and Stornoway called here. Portree's pier was built in the 1820's by Thomas Telford. In 1846, the potato famine affected Portree and Skye, and clearance and emigration occured on a large scale, many leaving through Portree. However, the town managed to bounce back, and better times followed, with a new ferry service to Strome Ferry, and other links to places futher afield such as Ullapool, Oban and Lochinver, as well as several ports in the Western Isles. Today, while the ferries have ceased, fishing is important for the town, though tourism is now the biggest industry, with several hotels and a number of well known restaurants serving mainly fresh seafood. The restaurants can be booked up months in advance! The main draw of Portree is the harbourside, with its colourful buildings on one side, and whitewashed buildings on the other. The still active fishing port gives an idyllic look to the town, though it retains modern conveniences such as a supermarket and new houses. Portree is served by buses to Glendale, Waternish, Armadale, Glenbrittle, New Vattan, Kyleakin and Fiscavaig. The A87 leads to Kyle of Lochalsh, where rail connections to Glasgow can be made. Alternatively, by following the A87, the A82 can be joined which leads to Glasgow.
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