Halistra

Halistra

Waternish Church, Halistra
Halistra
Halistra shown within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference NG247595
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Hallin
Postcode district IV55 8
Dialling code 01470
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland

Halistra (Scottish Gaelic: Halastra), is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It comprises Upper Halistra, Lower Halistra and Hallin and is situated about 1 mile north of Stein. Halistra is a Scandinavian name that implies the Halistra settlement has been present from at least the Viking Age.[1]

References

  1. Anna Ritchie; James Neil Graham Ritchie (1998). Scotland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-19-288002-4. Retrieved 19 June 2018.


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