Flodigarry
Flodigarry (Scottish Gaelic: Flòdaigearraidh) is a scattered settlement on the north east side of the Trotternish peninsula on the island of Skye, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1]
Flodigarry
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![]() ![]() Flodigarry Location within the Isle of Skye | |
OS grid reference | NG461716 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Portree |
Postcode district | IV51 9 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
The small island of Eilean Flodigarry (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Fhlòdaigearraidh) lies less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) off the coast with Sgier na Éireann just beyond to the north east.
In 1750 the Jacobite Flora MacDonald and her fiancé Allan MacDonald were married and lived in a cottage in Floddigarry.[2]
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Flodigarry Hotel
Notes
- "Flodigarry". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Flora MacDonald - a brief history". flodigarry.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
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