Sligachan Hotel, Skye

Sligachan Hotel, Skye

ID: QZP40_CARD_2579 DESCRIPTION: The Sligachan river often thunders past the hotel and under the bridge, towards the loch and the natural ford where a droving inn once stood. From 1794, a cattle fair was held here selling sheep, cattle and Skye ponies. A new inn was built in 1830, and it still forms the heart of the current hotel, although much altered and enlarged. The wing to the right of the corner "turret" was added in 1879, the taller three storey range, including the rounded corner, in the 1930s. The name Sligachan comes from Gaelic, for a "place of shells". The Hotel has no near neighbours, but the roads to Dunvegan, Portree and Broadford converge by the bridge, and its location close to the hills renowned for their grandeur and mountaineering challenges, has ensured the continuing popularity of the Hotel as a base for walkers, climbers and tourists. A display on the relationship between the hotel, its visitors and the mountains can be seen in the hotel, with visitor and climbing books providing an insight into the significant role Sligachan played in British climbing PLACENAME: Sligachan, Sconser DISTRICT: Skye OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Portree PERIOD: 1930s; 1940s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 34482 KEYWORDS: