Halistra

Human settlement in Scotland
Halistra is located in Isle of Skye
Halistra
Halistra
Location within the Isle of Skye
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57°32′30″N 6°36′05″W / 57.54172°N 6.60149°W / 57.54172; -6.60149

Halistra (Scottish Gaelic: Halastra), is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It comprises Upper Halistra, Lower Halistra and Hallin and is situated about 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) north of Stein. Halistra is a Scandinavian name that implies the Halistra settlement has been present from at least the Viking Age.[1]

References

  1. ^ Anna Ritchie; James Neil Graham Ritchie (1998). Scotland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-19-288002-4.
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