365-053 Broadford, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Rare view of Cuillins from Broadford bay, Isle of Skye, Scottish Hebrides, UK.

Broadford (An t-Àth Leathann in Scottish Gaelic), together with nearby Harrapool, is the second-largest settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, lying on the SW corner of Broadford Bay, on the A87 between Portree and the Skye Bridge. Overlooked by the eastern Cuillins, Broadford is in a beautiful tranquil area.

West of Broadford, on the lower slopes of Beinn na Caillich, is Goir a' Bhlair, 'the field of battle'. The battle concerned was apparently a decisive action by the Gaelic Clan Mackinnon against the Vikings.

Broadford was a cattle market until 1812, when Telford built the road from Portree to Kyleakin. Its said that veterans of the Napoleonic Wars settled during the first half of the 19th century. Writing in the middle of the 19th century, Alexander Smith said, "If Portree is the London of Skye, Broadford is its Manchester.

There is a song by the rock band Jethro Tull called "Broadford Bazaar" (on the remastered version of the Heavy Horses album) which is named after this town.

Some heavy showers over Rannock moor here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3835314474/in/photostream/

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Taken in: United Kingdom / Scotland / Broadford (show map)

Taken on: August 13, 2009

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Camera: Canon EOS 50D, f/13.0, 1/40 sec, 20mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 50D
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	20mm
ISO:	100
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 7.0
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