Place:Bracadale, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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NameBracadale
TypeParish
Coordinates57.359°N 6.408°W
Located inInverness-shire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
Also located inHighland Region, Scotland     (1975 - 1996)
Highland (council area), Scotland     (1996 - )
See alsoSkye, Inverness-shire, Scotlandisland on which Bracadale is located
source: Family History Library Catalog

Bracadale is a coastal island parish, which lies on the Isle of Skye in the Highland Council Area, some 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Portree and 23 miles (37 km) west of Kyle of Lochalsh and includes another small offshore island named Soay.

Prior to 1975 the parish was located in the old county of Inverness-shire, which was replaced by the Highland Region and in 1996 by the unitary authority named the Highland Council Area.

The parish has an area of 368.3 sq. km (142.2 sq. miles). In addition to the village of Bracadale, the parish includes the settlements of Mol-chlach on Soay, Carbost, Talisker, Bualintur, Glenbrittle, Merkadale, Drynoch, Sligachan, Portnalong, Coillore, Struan, Ullinish, Ose, Caroy, and Balmeanach

For a description of the parish in the 19th century, see the description from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) as transcribed and copyrighted by Colin Hinson and provided on the web by GENUKI.

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