Lealt ( gd, An Leathallt) is a crofting

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, on the western coastline of the

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on the

Trotternish Trotternish or Tròndairnis (Scottish Gaelic) is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. Its most northerly point, Rubha Hùinis, is the most northerly point of Skye. One of the peninsula's better-known features is the Trot ...

peninsula of

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, in the

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of Scotland and the council area of

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. The Lealt River which gives its name to Lealt, passes through on the way to the Sound of Raasay. Lealt

History

The name "Lealt" means "Stream with one high bank".