Lealt, Skye
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 |
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.
History
[edit]The name "Lealt" means "Stream with one high bank".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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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