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Broadford, Skye

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1005: 554: 74: 81: 58: 403:. Lying in the shadow of the Red Cuillin mountains, Broadford is within the parish of Strath. A long meandering village historically consisting of a few buildings on either side of the Broadford River, the many small townships around the wide sweep of the bay have grown together and Broadford now stretches for 243: 510:
The marble industry involved transporting the marble by hand to Loch Cill Chriosd, where it was dressed and polished using water power from a small dam, before being taken to the waiting ships at the old pier. Although there are significant early records of the much prized Skye marble, quarrying did
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who then passed it onto James Ross late 19th century. Ross ran the Broadford Inn (now the Broadford Hotel), where he developed and improved the recipe, initially for his friends and then later to patrons. Ross then began to sell it further afield and the name was registered as a trademark in 1893.
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There are two piers within the vicinity of Broadford. One is at the east end of the village by the war memorial, the other and larger at Corry, at the north west end of the bay. It is common to see rainbows over Broadford bay, caused by the high moisture content of the air above it.
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settled during the first half of the 19th century, a legacy of which is a section of the village that is to this day named Waterloo. Writing in the middle of the 19th century,
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combined with a 24-hour Asda filling station, restaurants (including the Broadford Hotel, Harbour Restaurant, Claymore, Dunollie Hotel, Hebridean Hotel and Red Skye), and a
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was built to carry the marble to the new pier at Broadford. In December 1910 a steam locomotive named the Skylark was in use on the line until the work ceased in 1914.
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Broadford is home to a successful football club in the Skye and Lochalsh Football League known as 'Sleat and Strath', originally just known as Sleat.
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As well as being the home port to numerous fishing vessels, Broadford is also a key service centre for southern Skye. Services include the
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not proceed on a commercial scale until more modern infrastructure was put in place, and the establishment of Skye Marble in 1907.
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Throughout the 1800s, marble was extracted from a quarry at the foot of Beinn na Caillich (Hill of the Old Woman) and in 1904 the
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The opening sequence from the 1980 film Flash Gordon, was filmed at the Airstrip in the summer of 1978.
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begins at a junction with the A87, towards the east end of Broadford, and continues to
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was made of Skye marble. The highly ornamental white marble was also used in
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There is also a song entitled 'The Trip to Broadford' on the 1990 album
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said, "If Portree is the London of Skye, Broadford is its Manchester."
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Ballin Smith, Beverley; Taylor, Simon; Williams, Gareth (eds) (2007)
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miles (2.4 kilometres) around the southern side of Broadford Bay.
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A variety of marine life can be seen in Broadford Bay including
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called "Broadford Bazaar" (on the remastered version of the
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From the late 1700s Broadford was a cattle market. In 1812,
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Birds that can sometimes be spotted at the bay include the
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West of Broadford in Glen Suardal, on the lower slopes of
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Like many places in Skye, Broadford derives its name from
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The A87 travels through Broadford, on its route from
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Climate data for Lusa (18 m asl, averages 1981–2010)
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Beinn na Caillich and Goir a' Bhlàir from Broadford
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Index

Broadford, Isle of Skye
Scottish Gaelic

Broadford is located in Isle of Skye
Isle of Skye
OS grid reference
NG642234
Civil parish
Strath
Council area
Highland
Lieutenancy area
Ross and Cromarty
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
IV49
Dialling code
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

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