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 (5⁄8 mile) 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]
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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