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A851 Road
The A851 road is one of the principal roads of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac .... It connects the ferry port of Armadale on the south of the island with the A87 road for Portree and the Scottish mainland. It is just under 15 miles in length. Settlements on or near the A851 ''North to South'' * Duisdalemore * Isleornsay *Knock, Skye, Knock *Teangue *Saasaig *Ferrindonald *Kilmore, Skye, Kilmore *Kilbeg, Skye, Kilbeg *Ardvasar *Armadale, Skye, Armadale References

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Armadale, Isle Of Skye
Armadale () is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Like most of Sleat, but unlike most of Skye, the area is fairly fertile, and though there are hills, most do not reach a great height. It looks out over the Sound of Sleat, to Morar and Mallaig. The name ’Armadale’, meaning ‘elongated valley’, derives from the Old Norse ''armr'' and ''dalr''. Clan Donald has a visitor centre, Armadale Castle, situated next to the ruins of Armadale Castle and surrounded by large gardens, while the nearby Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (; ) is a public higher education college situated in the Sleat peninsula in the south of the Isle of Skye, Scotland with an associate campus at Bowmore on the island of Islay. Sabhal Mòr is an independent Academic Part ... is a centre of Gaelic learning. The castle grounds are home to the Museum of the Isles, which explores the history of Clan Donald and th ...
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Armadale, Skye
Armadale () is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Like most of Sleat, but unlike most of Skye, the area is fairly fertile, and though there are hills, most do not reach a great height. It looks out over the Sound of Sleat, to Morar and Mallaig. The name ’Armadale’, meaning ‘elongated valley’, derives from the Old Norse ''armr'' and ''dalr''. Clan Donald has a visitor centre, Armadale Castle, situated next to the ruins of Armadale Castle and surrounded by large gardens, while the nearby Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (; ) is a public higher education college situated in the Sleat peninsula in the south of the Isle of Skye, Scotland with an associate campus at Bowmore on the island of Islay. Sabhal Mòr is an independent Academic Part ... is a centre of Gaelic learning. The castle grounds are home to the Museum of the Isles, which explores the history of Clan Donald and t ...
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Ardvasar
Ardvasar () is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is just to the south of the village of Armadale, Skye, Armadale, where a ferry crosses to Mallaig. Nearby attractions include Armadale Castle and the Museum of the Isles. Gaelic in Ardvasar The Gaelic name is often translated as the ''Point of the Executioner'', but the element translated as ''executioner'' (Bàsar) is obscure. In the first detailed census of the area (1891), 99.0% of residents were recorded as able to speak Gaelic, with 20.2% recorded as mono-lingual Gaelic speakers. In the last census (2011), 26.7% of residents were reported as able to speak Gaelic. The local school, Sleat Primary school, Bun-sgoil Shlèite/Sleat Primary School, is a designated Gaelic school with an English unit, and Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland's Gaelic-language tertiary education institution, is away in Kilbeg. References External links Ardvasar on Gazetteer for Scotland
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Kilmore, Skye
Kilmore (Gaelic: ''A' Chille Mhór'') is a small hamlet, on the east coast of the Sleat peninsula of the Isle of Skye is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It lies on the A851 road and is southwest of Ferindonald. Bun-sgoil Shlèite and Sleat Medical Centre are located at the southern end of Kilmore, and the Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (; ) is a public higher education college situated in the Sleat peninsula in the south of the Isle of Skye, Scotland with an associate campus at Bowmore on the island of Islay. Sabhal Mòr is an independent Academic Part ... is southwest. Church Sleat Parish Church (1876) is located here, with the ruins of the Old Parish Church behind (1631–1876). A former Minister Rev. John Forbes (1818–63) was a noted Gaelic scholar who wrote a Gaelic grammar and investigated the deaths of three girls from the parish who were taken to the cotton mills of Manchester as forced-labour and published his findings in a ...
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Ferrindonald
Ferindonald or Ferrindonald () is a crofting township, located on the east coast of the Sleat peninsula, lying on the A851 road, in the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ferindonald is located southwest of Saasaig and of Teangue Teangue () is a fishing village on the Sleat peninsula, Isle of Skye, Highlands of Scotland. It is situated in Knock Bay on the west side of the Sound of Sleat. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Knock Castle is located to the we .... References Populated places in the Isle of Skye {{SkyeLochalsh-geo-stub ...
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Teangue
Teangue () is a fishing village on the Sleat peninsula, Isle of Skye, Highlands of Scotland. It is situated in Knock Bay on the west side of the Sound of Sleat. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Knock Castle is located to the west of the village. The A851 road passes through Ferrindonald. In 2022, a man was killed after he was shot at a property in Teangue during the Skye and Lochalsh attacks. Economy Torabhaig distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery Distillation, also classical distillation, is the process of separating the component substances of a liquid mixture of two or more chemically discrete substances; the separation process is realized by way of the selective boiling of the mixt ... that opened in 2017 in Teangue. References Populated places in the Isle of Skye {{SkyeLochalsh-geo-stub ...
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Isleornsay
Isleornsay (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Iarmain) is a village lying off the main Armadale to Sleat road (the A851) on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It overlooks, but is not upon, the island of Ornsay. The island itself shelters one of the best natural harbours in southern Skye. The location was exploited from the 18th century or earlier by the MacDonalds who owned this part of Skye. There is a hotel in the village called the Isle Ornsay Hotel and a local company ''Pràban na Linne'' founded by Iain Noble which produces a vatted malt whisky called ''Poit Dhubh'' (literally the "Black Pot" or "Illicit Still" and two blends, '' Té Bheag nan Eilean'' ("small dram of the islands") and ''Mac na Mara'' (the "Son of the Sea"). Emigration Emigration from the Highlands and Islands was endemic in the 19th century and the company that ran the Isleornsay store, MacDonald and Elder, acted as emigration agents from the early 1800s. In 1822 they advertised that they were able "to fit out transport ...
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