Lealt, Skye
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 Leat, abandoned to make way for sheep
Lealt
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  Lealt Location within the Isle of Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG505608 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | IV51 9 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
History
The name "Lealt" means "Stream with one high bank".[2]
References
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1907). Parliamentary Papers: 1850-1908. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 50. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
See also
- Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway.
- Ewan Crawford (2003). Isle of Skye Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway. publisher not identified. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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