English / Map Form: Broadford
Gaelic Form: An t-Àth Leathann
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A87
English / Map Form: Broadford
Gaelic Form: An t-Àth Leathann
Genitive Form: An Àth Leathainn
Language Notes
G nom. sg. masc. def. art. an (with t- before vowels) + àth, masc. 'ford' + nom. sg. masc. adj. leathann, 'broad = 'the broad ford'Element Meaning
G àth, ford: leathann, broad
Sources
| Broadford | 1776 Mackenzie: South part |
| An t-Ath-Leathann | Forbes, 91 |
| An t-Ath Leathann | previous signage |
Additional Information
Applied to: East Broadford ~ An t-Àth Leathann an Ear; West Broadford ~ An t-Àth Leathann an Iar
Ospadal an Àth Leathainn
Bun-sgoil an Àth Leathainn