Bualintur

Human settlement in Scotland

Bualintur

Location within the Isle of Skye

OS grid referenceNG407209Council area

Highland

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPostcode districtIV47 8PoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish

List of places: UK; Scotland

57°12′20″N 6°17′42″W / 57.20558°N 6.29502°W / 57.20558; -6.29502

Bualintur (Scottish Gaelic: Buaile an Todhair) is a remote township,^[1] which lies at the head of Loch Brittle^[2] on the island of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Accessed only by the Glen Brittle bridge (footbridge) that appears in the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Scotland [1] Bualintur affords some of the best views of the Cuillin hills, and is the point of access for several of Skye' s most dramatic coastal and forest walks. In recent history it was the central township of Glen Brittle, with the post office and school for the community. It was once a thriving community before the effects of the highland clearances and depopulation of the highlands and islands took place, and many ruined houses can be seen among the existing houses.

References

^ Microsoft; Nokia (20 April 2017). "Bualintur" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Bualintur, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.