English / Map Form: Strath
Gaelic Form: An Srath
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: Broadford
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A87
English / Map Form: Strath
Gaelic Form: An Srath
Language Notes
G nom. sg. masc. art. an + nom. sg. of srath, masc. ‘valley’ = ‘the valley’Element Meaning
G srath ~ valley
Sources
| An Srath | Dwelly 1912 |
| an Srath | Watson 1904, 226 |
This name was gathered as part of a local research project on the place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye and was published in a booklet by SNH and AÀA. The Following quote appears in that booklet:
“Strath on Skye is known simply as An Srath or as Srath MhicIonmhainn, ‘the MacKinnons’ Strath’. The MacKinnons were a family of high standing in Strath, and to this day many MacKinnons remain in the area. Strath is one of the seven parishes of Skye. It extends from Kyleakin westwards to the Black Cuillin at Glen Sligachan and Loch Ainort, and borders Sleat to the south. The parish includes the isles of Scalpay, Pabay and Longay and the settlements of Broadford, Kyleakin and Elgol.”
Gaelic in the Landscape: Place-names of Strath, Isle of Skye (Scottish Natural Heritage 2015): 4
Additional Information
Broadford is in the parish of Strath. The strath in question is Strath Suardal.
