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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 ...
Kincardine derives from Gaelic “kin” or “ceann” meaning head and Pictish “cardain” (Welsh cardden) meaning wood. It originally applied to the vicinity of the church, from where it extended to the district looked after by the church, namely the parish. Ardgay derives from the Gaelic words “ard” and “gaoith”, meaning windy height.
Badenoch (/ ˈ b æ d ə n ɒ x /; [1] Scottish Gaelic: Bàideanach) is a district of the Scottish Highlands centred on the upper reaches of the River Spey, above Strathspey. The name Badenoch means the drowned land, [ 2 ] with most of the population living close to the River Spey or its tributaries.
Map of Skye showing Duirinish Macleod's Maidens Duirinish ( Scottish Gaelic : Diùirinis ) is a peninsula and civil parish on the island of Skye in Scotland. It is situated in the north west between Loch Dunvegan and Loch Bracadale .
Morvern (Scottish Gaelic: A' Mhorbhairne [ə ˈvɔɾɔ.əɾɲə]; "the sea-gap"), historically also spelt Morven, is a peninsula and traditional district in the Highlands, on the west coast of Scotland.
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]
At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 1,606. 17.4% had some knowledge of Gaelic. [4] In 1891 84.0% were Gaelic speaking. [5] Of the islands, Ulva had a population of 11 and Gometra 2. The town of Tobermory had a population of 954 in 2011 and Dervaig about 100-150. [4] The area of the parish is 74,267 acres (116.0 sq mi; 300 ...
Govan (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ v ə n / GUV-ən; Cumbric: Gwovan; [3] Scots: Gouan; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 kilometres) west of Glasgow city centre , on the south bank of the River Clyde , opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin ...