Kilmuir, Skye

For other places with the same name, see Kilmuir.

Kilmuir Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mhoire
Kilmuir Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference	NG384706
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kilmuir
Postcode district	IV51 9YS
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57°38′56″N6°23′06″W / 57.649°N 6.385°W / 57.649; -6.385

Flora MacDonald Monument

Skye Museum of Island Life

Kilmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mhoire) is a village on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island of Skye, and a civil parish covering the north of the peninsula. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland and is the only place in Scotland (apart from the Western Isles) where Scottish Gaelic is spoken by about half of the population. ^[1] Flora MacDonald, who assisted Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape from Scotland after his defeat at Culloden, is buried here, and fashion designer Alexander McQueen has his headstone here.

History

Within the parish lies Blàr a' Bhuailte (grid reference NG4467 ), ^[2] the "field of the stricken", where Vikings are said to have made their last stand in Skye near Loch Leum na Luirginn.

Kilmuir

Snizort

Duirinish

Bracadale

Portree

Strath

Sleat

Small Isles Parish

References

1. Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2004) 1901–2001 Gaelic in the Census ^{[ usurped ]}. (PowerPoint) Linguae Celticae. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
2. Site Record for Skye, Blair A'Bhuailte, Kilmuir, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, archived from the original on 24 December 2012, retrieved 17 April 2009