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On the Yachts
In 1983, Donald MacDonald, 1 Teangue, (born 1915 in Tarskavaig), was interviewed as part of a…
Fishing in Tarskavaig
There was plenty fish. Tarskavaig was very good for cod. Every Spring three or four boats would go…
Testimony to the Napier Commission 1883
When the Royal Commission into the State of Crofting (usually known as the Napier Commission) sat…
Boatyards and Boats
“At the shore below Mrs Bunty Macdonald’s house was a boatyard where Sine Macdonald’s grandfather…
The Lighthouse at Isle Ornsay
“The Lighthouse was built in 1851, costing £4,527. One man was killed while working there and was…
Isle Ornsay Shop
“My memory of Isle Ornsay shop is of it being fully stocked with groceries, boots, shoes, pails,…
A Seafaring Family
The Gillies family – from Corriehanisdal Murdoch Gillies, born circa 1760-65, was a ferryman, and…
Schools in the Parish
Parish School Until the Education Act of 1872, the main school in Sleat was the parish school….
Population Table
A simple chart showing population trends in the parish between 1755 and 2001. This chart is based…
Emigration
Large-scale emigration from Sleat probably began at much the same time as in the rest of Skye….
History of Churches in Sleat
Kilmore Church Various sources suggest that the site of Kilmore Church was a place of pagan…
Sleat War Memorial, Kilmore
The Sleat War Memorial is a granite obelisk on a hillock just to the north of the parish church at…
Ardvasar Smithy
The Smithy was originally located on the site where Ardvasar School now stands. When the school…