Broadford, Isle of Skye
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| Broadford | |
| Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àth Leathann | |
  Broadford shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 1,237[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Ross and Cromarty |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF SKYE |
| Postcode district | IV49 |
| Dialling code | 01471 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
| Scottish Parliament | Ross, Skye and Inverness West |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Broadford (An t-Àth Leathann in Scottish Gaelic) is the second-largest town on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It lies on the A87 between Portree and the Skye Bridge.
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[edit] History
Broadford was a cattlemarket until 1812, when Telford built the road from Portree to Kyleakin. Veterans of the Napoleonic Wars settled during the first half of the 19th Century. Also used to be a brothel.
[edit] Services
With a co-op supermarket,which recently took over the twenty-four hour petrol station and is due for a major refurbishment in May 2008, a few restaurants(namely the Claymore,Broadford Hotel, Dunollie Hotel,and Hebridean Hotel amongst others)the world famous Skye Serpentarium--Bonnyscott1 (talk) 15:11, 9 April 2008 (UTC) and a youth hostel, it is a key service centre for southern Skye. It also has a small airfield at Breakish. The local hospital, the MacKinnon Memorial Hospital has a small ward and casualty department. There is a also a "chippy" and bakery.
[edit] In popular culture
- There is a song by the rock band Jethro Tull called "Broadford Bazaar" (on the remastered version of the Heavy Horses album) which is named after this town.
- There is also a song entitled 'The Road to Broadford' on the 1990 album Room to Roam by The Waterboys.
[edit] Geology
The mineral harkerite was first found near Broadford by the petrologist Alfred Harker .[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Census 2001. Population figures. Retrieved on August 17, 2005.
- ^ Alec Livingstone, 2002, Minerals of Scotland, Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland
[edit] External links
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