Lealt,_Skye

Lealt, Skye

Lealt, Skye

Human settlement in Scotland

Lealt (Scottish Gaelic: An Leathallt) is a crofting township, on the western coastline of the Sound of Raasay on the Trotternish peninsula of Skye, in the Highlands of Scotland and the council area of Highland.[1] The Lealt River which gives its name to Lealt, passes through on the way to the Sound of Raasay.

Ruins of crofts near Lealt, abandoned to make way for sheep

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History

The name "Lealt" means "Stream with one high bank".[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1907). Parliamentary Papers: 1850-1908. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 50. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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