Borrodale ( gd, Borodail) is small
hamlet
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on the
Isle of Skye, in the
Inner Hebrides of
Scotland
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Borrodale is part of
Glendale and the Glendale Estate, in the parish of
Duirinish. Borrodale is where the local primary school for Glendale was situated, until it closed in 2007 – it was the last of three local primaries that used to serve the area, although it had functioned as the only one since the 1950s. The other local schools were at
Colbost
Colbost () is a scattered hamlet on the B884 road, in the Glendale estate, overlooking Loch Dunvegan on the Scottish island of Skye.
The two main attractions of this small settlement are The Three Chimneys restaurant and the Croft Museum.
T ...
and
Borreraig
Borreraig ( gd, Boraraig) is a crofting settlement in Duirinish, Skye, Duirinish, north-west of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. The ancient and famous MacCrimmon (piping family), MacCrimmon Piping Heritage Centre is based in the village, where the c ...
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This is not the area from where
Charles Edward Stuart made his departure following the
Battle of Culloden. This was at Borrodale Bay, on mainland Scotland, in the West Highlands near
Arisaig
Arisaig ( gd, Àrasaig) is a village in Lochaber, Inverness-shire. It lies south of Mallaig on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, within the Rough Bounds. Arisaig is also the traditional name for part of the surrounding peninsula south ...
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Populated places in the Isle of Skye
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