Broadford, Skye

Broadford is with 560 inhabitants ( 2004 estimate ) and Portree is the second largest city of the Scottish island of Skye ( Skye Isle Of ). With a supermarket, which is open around gas station, several restaurants and hotels, as well as a museum and a youth hostel, it is considered an important service center for the sparsely populated island. Also located in Broadford, the main hospital in the region.

History

1322 there was a battle between the clans of the Frasers and the MacLeods in the area of ​​today's Broadford. However, the first mention was the village until the late 18th century as a cattle market. In 1812 the road from Kyleakin to Portree (now the A87 runs there ) built and created an important infrastructural prerequisite for the growth of the place. In this time there was in Broadford even a whiskey distillery, which however did not last long.

Location

Broadford is located in the southeastern part of the island of Skye. The place is about 13 kilometers after the first significant settlement on Skye, if one follows after crossing the Skye Bridge opened in 1995, the course of the A87.

Others

There is a title of the rock band Jethro Tull named Broadford Bazaar, which is named after this place. The piece was on the CDs Nightcap and Heavy Horses - there as a bonus piece - published.