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Townships

Gazetteer - Sleat Townships

Different spellings for place names are given; those in italic are the Gaelic version. The meaning of the place names is also given –whether Gaelic or Norse. For more information on local place names see our Place names page.

Eilean Iarmain

Originally an island at high tide, the channel between Eilean Iarmain and Sleat was drained in the early 19th century. In the rentals and on estate maps this area was often called...

Gillen Gillean (the gylls or hollows)

The house was built in the early 1800s by Dr Alasdair MacDonald (An Dotair Ruadh). The kitchen of the farmhouse was a famous venue for kitchen ceilidhs and...

Kilmore A’ Chill Mhòr (the big church)

The site of the parish church. For more information on the history of the church see under Topics

Kilmore was also the site of a change house or public...

Achnacloich Achadh na Cloiche (the field of the stone)

14 crofts

In the mid 18^th century the area we now call Achnacloich was joined with the farm now known as Gillen. Together, they were known...

Ardvasar Aird a bhasair

A township of three crofts – one for the ferryman, one for the blacksmith and one for the innkeeper.

The inn was built in the early 19th century to replace the old change...