Preserving the history of the parish of Sleat on the Isle of Skye

Starting with A

Abhainn a’ Chladh (the burn of the graveyard) 658070 [CM] MAP.7.82 Abhainn an Uird (the river of Ord) Ord. 626125 [F, CM] MAP.3.14 Abhainn an Taigh Sgoile (the stream of the school house), also known as Allt Corrach (the steep burn)...

Starting with B

Bagh a’ Mhuilinn (the bay of the mill) Ostaig. 647056[F, OS] Bàgh a’ Mhuilt/ Camas nam Mult (bay of the wedder) 704138 [CM, OS] MAP.4.29. Bagh an Dubhaird (the bay of the dark height) Ord. 625145[F, OS] Baigh a’ Chnuic (the bay of the hill)...

Starting with C

Ca-ar, Cath ar (the battle pass or field of slaughter) [F] Cachaileith Airidh Shomhairle (the gate of Soirle’s sheiling) 619047 [CM] MAP.9.45 Cachaileith Aonghais Pheutain (Angus Beaton’s gate) 583097 [CM] MAP.5.8  Cachaileith na Buaile (the...

Starting with D

Dail a’ Chait (dale of the wild cat) [F] Dail Chàil, An Dail Chàil (cabbage dale or field) [F] Dàil Ma Ruairidh (Ruairidh’s daughter’s dale) 613031 [CM] MAP.9.63 Dail Mhòr, An Dail Mhòr (the big field) Gillen. [F] An Dal 593116 [CM] MAP.5.75...

Starting with E

Eaglais a’ Chnuic (the church of the hill) 668089 [CM] MAP.7.10 An Eaglais Bheag (the small church) 699128 [CM]MAP.4.55. Eantraidh someone made a song about the piece in the middle ” an cabhan cruaidh”, they built the road in 1958 [CM]...