Bracadale
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) Bracadale from Dun Taimh Looking across Loch Bracadale from the iron age fort above Gesto. | |
)  Bracadale Location within the Isle of Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG350385 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Bracadale (Scottish Gaelic: Bracadal) is a settlement and parish on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.[1][2] It lies on the west coast of the island, west-south-west of Portree, on Loch Beag, an inlet off Loch Harport. Nearby settlements include Struan to the west and Coillore on the opposite shore of Loch Beag.
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Bracadale Free Church in Struan
The name could derive from the Old Norse for "juniper dale"[3] or "bracken dale"; or indeed from the Scottish Gaelic breac and dail, meaning spotted valley, or valley of the trout/salmon.
References
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia (26 June 2017). "Bracadale" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Bracadale". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ no:Einer
See also
- Loch Bracadale
- Alastair Campbell, Lord Bracadale - Scottish judge
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