Sligachan () is a small settlement on Skye, Scotland. It is close to the Cuillin mountains and provides a good viewpoint for seeing the Cuillin mountains.
Amenities
Sligachan is situated at the junction of the roads from
Portree,
Dunvegan, and Broadford. The hotel was built at this road junction around 1830. Many early climbers chose this as a spot to start ascents of the Cuillin. Today there is also a campsite and bunkhouse adjacent to the hotel. There is also a small
microbrewery which is operated in the same building as the hotel.
Battle
Tradition has it that the Lord of the Isles attacked Skye in 1395,
but William MacLeod met the MacDonalds at Sligachan
and drove them back to
Loch Eynort (
Eynort).
There they found that their galleys had been moved offshore by the MacAskills
and every invader was killed.
The spoils were divided at
Creag an Fheannaidh ('Rock of the Flaying')
or
Creggan ni feavigh ('Rock of the Spoil'),
sometimes identified with the Bloody Stone in Harta Corrie below the heights of Sgurr nan Gillean.
Sligachan old bridge
The Sligachan Old Bridge was built between 1810 and 1818 by engineer
Thomas Telford. The bridge is for pedestrians and cyclists only following construction of a new road bridge parallel to it on the A87. It was listed as a Category B and scheduled in 1971 and 1974, respectively. Historic Environment Scotland de-scheduled the bridge in 2016 (the listing remains in place).
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