 Portree in the north at the base of Trotternish is the largest settlement ( estimated population 2 @,@ 264 in 2011 ) and is the main service centre on the island . Broadford , the location of the island 's only airstrip , is on the east side of the island and Dunvegan in the north @-@ west is well known for its castle and the nearby Three <unk> restaurant . The 18th @-@ century Stein Inn on the Waternish coast is the oldest pub on Skye . <unk> is linked to Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland by the Skye Bridge , which spans the <unk> of Loch <unk> . Uig , the port for ferries to the Outer Hebrides , is on the west of the Trotternish peninsula and <unk> is between Dunvegan and Portree . Much of the rest of the population lives in crofting townships scattered around the coastline . 
