Skye's West: Bannack

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Fraser, James E. (2009). From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795. The New Edinburgh History of Scotland. Vol.I. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-1232-1.

Highland Biodiversity Project (2003). "Skye & Lochalsh Biodiversity Action Plan" (PDF). Convention on Biological Diversity . Retrieved 15 December 2012. Fill the car tank before you leave central Scotland, and drive cannily. You'll do a lot of mileage just to get here, with not many refueling options en route. The filling station at the south end of Portree has fuel for only a few pence more than city supermarket prices. Bennet, Donald, ed. (1986). The Munros. Edinburgh: Scottish Mountaineering Trust. ISBN 0-907521-13-4. For example, there are only half the number of mammalian species that exist on mainland Britain. See Murray (1973) p. 72.Whisky distilleries: Talisker in Carbost is the best known, but there's also Torabhaig in Sleat, plus Raasay an easy day-trip from Sconser. All three can be toured. Isle of Skye Whisky is perfectly quaffable, but it's a blended product from Broxburn near Edinburgh, with no connection to the island. The 2001 census statistics used are based on local authority areas and do not specifically identify Free Church adherents. However, the averages for Highland and Eilean Siar, between which the total for Skye is likely to lie are 48–42 percent Church of Scotland, 7–13 percent Roman Catholic and 12–28 percent "Other Christian", of whom the majority will be Free Church members. The total for all other religions combined is 1 percent for both areas. [132] Martin, Martin (1703). "A Description of The Western Islands of Scotland". Appin Regiment/Appin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007 . Retrieved 3 March 2007. First printed for Andrew Bell and others, London. The Cuillin are Skye's most famous group of mountains, and there are coastal treks. Visit Walkhighlands (Isle of Skye walks), a free and independent guide to walks on the island.

Colbost and Glendale are further up the lane. This ends at Milovaig but you can hike to the lighthouse at Neist Point. Aldona Reyes Mallet (14 September 2015). "Lights, Camera, Adventure! Filming Macbeth on Isle of Skye". VisitScotland. MacPhail, Issie (2002) Land, Crofting and The Assynt Crofters Trust: A Post-Colonial Geography?. University of Wales/Academia.edu. p. 174. Retrieved 28 December 2012. In the Norse sagas, Skye is called Skíð, for example in the Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar [22] and a skaldic poem in the Heimskringla from around 1230 contains a line that translates as "the hunger battle-birds were filled in Skye with the blood of foemen killed". [23] The island was also referred to by the Norse as Skuy (misty isle), [18] Skýey or Skuyö (isle of cloud). [1] The traditional Gaelic name is An t-Eilean Sgitheanach (the island of Skye), An t-Eilean Sgiathanach being a more recent and less common spelling. In 1549, Donald Munro, High Dean of the Isles, wrote of "Sky": " This Ile is callit Ellan Skiannach in Irish, that is to say in Inglish the wyngit Ile, be reason it has mony wyngis and pointis lyand furth fra it, throw the dividing of thir foirsaid Lochis." [Note 2] but the meaning of this Gaelic name is unclear. [25]

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There is no railway on Skye. The two mainland stations with connections to Skye are 57.28 -5.714 1 Kyle of Lochalsh and 57.006 -5.83 2 Mallaig. From London they're both about 11 hours by daytime train, 13 hours via sleeper. Kyle has trains from Inverness, and is the better linked, with buses onward to Skye. Mallaig has trains from Fort William and Glasgow; from Mallaig you take the ferry to Armadale as described below, then a bus. The Skye and Raasay Clearances – 1853". Video from A history of Scotland: This Land is Our Land. BBC. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

Tourism in the Highlands and Islands was negatively impacted by the pandemic, the effects of which continued into 2021. A September 2020 report stated that the region "has been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to date when compared to Scotland and the UK as a whole". The industry required short-term support for "business survival and recovery" and that was expected to continue as the sector was "severely impacted for as long as physical distancing and travel restrictions". [122] A scheme called Island Equivalent was introduced by the Scottish government in early 2021 to financially assist hospitality and retail businesses "affected by Level 3 coronavirus restrictions". Previous schemes in 2020 included the Strategic Framework Business Fund and the Coronavirus Business Support Fund. [123] Boswell, James (1852) [1785]. Carruthers, Robert (ed.). The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. London: Office of the National Illustrated Library. The largest employer on the island and its environs is the public sector, which accounts for about a third of the total workforce, principally in administration, education, and health. The second-largest employer in the area is the distribution, hotels, and restaurants sector, highlighting the importance of tourism. Key attractions include Dunvegan Castle, the Clan Donald Visitor Centre, and The Aros Experience arts and exhibition centre in Portree. [99] There are about a dozen large landowners on Skye, the largest being the public sector, with the Scottish Government owning most of the northern part of the island. [100] [101] Glendale is a community-owned estate in Duirinish, and the Sleat Community Trust, the local development trust, is active in various regeneration projects. [102] [103] [104] Full record for 'Highlands and Islands – a Royal Tour'". Scottish Screen Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

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a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census. HIE Skye and Wester Ross (2008) "About our area". Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Inverness. Statistics are not produced for Skye alone, but for the Skye and Wester Ross area, in which the public sector provides 37.1 percent of the labour force. The main concentration of hotels and B&Bs is in Portree. They're pricey! Self-catering cottages are simply everywhere, some very out-of-the-way; they usually book by the week.