English / Map Form: Halistra
Gaelic Form: Halastra
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: B886
English / Map Form: Halistra
Gaelic Form: Halastra
Language Notes
ON obscure element + ON staðr, masc. nom. sg. ‘farm’Element Meaning
ON obscure element; ON staðr ~ farm
Sources
| Halistra, hallr and stadr | Forbes |
| Halastra [‘hɑLəstra] | Cox, local source |
Additional Information
The current pronunciation does not suggest ON hallr. Halistra is near Hallin (see that entry) and may have a similar derivation although the quality of the [l] is different in each case.
