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The parish physically consists of four separate areas: Ardmeanach, Ross, Iona, and Brolas. Ardmeanach, the middle of the three west-facing peninsulas in Mull. This is separated from the rest of the parish by Loch Scridain. South of this loch is the southern-most of the three peninsulas, named Ross (Gaelic for promontory [2]).
Kilchoman (/ k ɪ l ˈ x ɒ m ə n,-ˈ h ɒ m-/ kil-(K)HOM-ən; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Chomain [kʲʰiːʎ ˈxɔmɛɲ]) is a small settlement and large parish on the Scottish island of Islay, within the unitary council of Argyll and Bute.
Kilninian and Kilmore is a civil parish on the Isle of Mull in the county of Argyll, Scotland, part of the Argyll and Bute council area. It is one of three parishes on the island and extends over the north-western part. It is bordered by the parish of Torosay in the south-east. It extends about 15 miles (24 kilometres) north-west to south-east ...
Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: Barabhas or Barbhas, pronounced) [1] is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. [2] It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. [3] North is the road to Ness; west takes the traveller to Carloway and the West Side; south runs the road to ...
Lairg (Scottish Gaelic: An Luirg, meaning "the shank/shin") [1] is a village and parish in Sutherland, Scotland. [2] It has a population of 891 [3] and is at the south-eastern end of Loch Shin. Lairg is unusual in the northern Highlands in being a large settlement that is not on the coast. One of the reasons that Lairg is slightly bigger than ...
Sleat is home to Scotland's only Gaelic-medium college, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, which provides university-level education in a number of subjects in Gaelic, and is the largest employer in the area. The Gaelic feature-length film, Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle , was largely filmed in Sleat and produced by Christopher Young , a Sleat resident and ...
Uig (Scottish Gaelic: Ùig), also known as Sgìr' Ùig, is a civil parish and community in the west of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The Parish of Uig is one of the four civil parishes of the Isle of Lewis. It contains the districts of Carloway, East Uig, Bernera and West Uig (commonly known as Uig district or Uig Lewis).
Snizort (Scottish Gaelic: Snìosort) is a civil parish in the north-eastern part of the Isle of Skye, [1] comprising the head of Loch Snizort and the western coast of Trotternish up to Uig, which is the largest settlement. [2]