Failte gu larach-lin Chomunn Eachdraidh Shlèite
Welcome to the website of Comunn Eachdraidh Shlèite, the local history society dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of the parish of Sleat in the Isle of Skye.
We welcome contributions to our photograph and archive collections or even the smallest snippet of information about Sleat or its people. Please see our contacts page on how to get in touch.
We also welcome news from people whose families were originally from Sleat. However we cannot answer genealogical questions or do family history research.
Our website content includes the following resources:
Topics
A few themes and subjects regarding the history of the parish of Sleat and its people.
Townships
Gazetteer for Sleat Townships, with spellings, meanings and historical information.
Placenames
Our placenames collection is a combination of several sources, and marked as such.
Sleat Townships’ Map
Find current and old townships in the area.
Camuscross from Baravaig. c.1908
Gallery
Visit our gallery to see our image collection
News & Events
The News & Events page provides information on the society’s current programme of talks and activities as well as other events in the district.
Our Events Programme 2026-27
Sleat Local History Society Programme of Events 2026-27
Skye People and the American War of Independence
Talk by Dohmnall Uilleam Stiubhart. Postponed from its original date in April 2026 DATE & TIME: still to be arranged VENUE: still to be arranged
Membership
Membership is open to all – for details please go to our membership page.