Sligachan
Sligachan
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| OS grid reference | NG485298 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF SKYE |
| Postcode district | IV47 |
| Dialling code | 01478 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Sligachan (Scottish Gaelic: Sligeachan) is a small settlement on Skye, Scotland. It is close to the Cuillin mountains and provides a good viewpoint for seeing the Black Cuillin mountains.
Amenities
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Sligachan is situated at the junction of the roads from Portree, Dunvegan, and Broadford. The hotel was built at this road junction around 1830. Many early climbers chose this as a spot to start ascents of the Cuillin. Today there is also a campsite and bunkhouse adjacent to the hotel. There is also a small microbrewery which is operated in the same building as the hotel.
Battle
[edit | edit source]Tradition has it that the Lord of the Isles attacked Skye in 1395,[1] but William MacLeod met the MacDonalds at Sligachan[2] and drove them back to Loch Eynort (Ainort).[1] There they found that their galleys had been moved offshore by the MacAskills[1] and every invader was killed.[1] The spoils were divided at Creag an Fheannaidh ('Rock of the Flaying')[1] or Creggan ni feavigh ('Rock of the Spoil'),[2] sometimes identified with the Bloody Stone in Harta Corrie below the heights of Sgurr nan Gillean.
Sligachan old bridge
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The Sligachan Old Bridge was built between 1810 and 1818 by engineer Thomas Telford. The bridge is for pedestrians and cyclists only following construction of a new road bridge parallel to it on the A87. It was listed as a Category B and scheduled in 1971 and 1974, respectively. Historic Environment Scotland de-scheduled the bridge in 2016 (the listing remains in place).[3]
References
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