Broadford, Isle of Skye

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Broadford
Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àth Leathann
Broadford, Isle of Skye (Scotland)
Broadford, Isle of Skye

Broadford shown within Scotland
Population 1,237[1]
OS grid reference NG650230
Council area Highland
Lieutenancy area Ross and Cromarty
Constituent country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF SKYE
Postcode district IV49
Dialling code 01471
Police Northern
Fire Highlands and Islands
Ambulance Scottish
European Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament Ross, Skye and Inverness West
List of places: UKScotland

Coordinates: 57°14′N 5°53′W / 57.24, -5.88

Broadford (An t-Àth Leathann in Scottish Gaelic) is the second-largest town on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It lies on the A87 between Portree and the Skye Bridge.

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[edit] History

Broadford was a cattlemarket until 1812, when Telford built the road from Portree to Kyleakin. Veterans of the Napoleonic Wars settled during the first half of the 19th Century. Also used to be a brothel.

[edit] Services

With a co-op supermarket,which recently took over the twenty-four hour petrol station and is due for a major refurbishment in May 2008, a few restaurants(namely the Claymore,Broadford Hotel, Dunollie Hotel,and Hebridean Hotel amongst others)the world famous Skye Serpentarium--Bonnyscott1 (talk) 15:11, 9 April 2008 (UTC) and a youth hostel, it is a key service centre for southern Skye. It also has a small airfield at Breakish. The local hospital, the MacKinnon Memorial Hospital has a small ward and casualty department. There is a also a "chippy" and bakery.

[edit] In popular culture

  • There is a song by the rock band Jethro Tull called "Broadford Bazaar" (on the remastered version of the Heavy Horses album) which is named after this town.

[edit] Geology

The mineral harkerite was first found near Broadford by the petrologist Alfred Harker .[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Census 2001. Population figures. Retrieved on August 17, 2005.
  2. ^ Alec Livingstone, 2002, Minerals of Scotland, Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland

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