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Drumfearn - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 57°10′24″N 5°51′07″W / 57.17329°N 5.85202°W

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Drumfearn Scottish Gaelic: An Druim Fheàrna
Part of the scattered community
Drumfearn Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference	NG672157
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Isle Ornsay
Postcode district	IV43 8

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

List of places UK Scotland 57°10′24″N 5°51′07″W / 57.17329°N 5.85202°W / 57.17329; -5.85202

Drumfearn (Scottish Gaelic: An Druim Fheàrna) is a small crofting township, lying at the head of the Sleat peninsula, at the head of Loch Eishort, on the isle of Skye in the Highalnds of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

There are ten crofts in the township, some of which were occupied by people cleared from other parts of Skye: in the 1820s from the village of Kilbride, and in 1852 from the villages of Boraraig and Suishnish.^[1]

The village is accessed from a B road, leading from the main A851 road.

Gaelic in Drumfearn

After English, Scottish Gaelic is the most commonly spoken language in the village. Drumfearn is included in a census output area with Duisdale, Kinloch and Kylerhea, and in 2011, 32.4% of this area were recorded as Gaelic speakers.^[2] Historically, Gaelic was the principal language in the village. In 1901, 92.0% of the population of Drumfearn and Kinloch were recorded as Gaelic speakers, and 24.3% were recorded as being monolingual in the Gaelic language.^[3]

All of the principal place-names in the village derive from Gaelic. The name of the village itself means the Ridge of Alders.^[4] Most of the homes in the village are arrayed along the southern slopes of a small hill, Mullach an Achaidh Mhòir (The Summit of the Great Field). Lòn Creadha (The Clay Stream) flows through the village from Loch an Iasgaich (The Fishing Lake) to the south, past Mullach an Achaidh Mhòir and west towards Loch na Dal (originally Loch na Dalach; Sea Loch of the Field). The upper reaches of this stream are also called Allt an t-Slugain (The Stream of the Ravine).^[5]^[6]

Prehistoric sites

A short standing stone has been identified on boggy ground to the south-west of the village.^[7] Remains of a large neolithic chambered cairn can be seen on the south bank of Abhainn Ceann Loch Eiseort just before the stream enters the loch.^[8]

Notable residents

The Gaelic scholar and musician, Malcolm 'Calum Mòr' MacInnes, was born on 8 February 1871, at 2 Drumfearn.^[9] Having published a number of works on Gaelic music, MacInnes is best known for his influential collection of Highland bagpipe music, 120 Bagpipe Tunes, Gleanings & Styles, published in 1939.^[10]

References

^ "Townships: Drumfearn". Comunn Eachdraidh Shlèite. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "2011 Census". Scotland's Census. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ Duwe, Kurt C. (2006). Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) Local Studies Vol. 12: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach: Port Rìgh, An Srath & Slèite (PDF) (2nd ed.). p. 8. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Drumfearn". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "Inverness-shire (Skye) volume 11". scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ Pont, Timothy (1654). Skia vel Skiana, [vulgo], The Yle of Skie. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ Calder, A. (2010). Drumfearn, Isle of Skye: Archaeological Walkover Survey (PDF). Scott Wilson.
^ "Skye, Abhainn Ceann Loch Eishort". Canmore. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ Keddie, John W. (2012). "Malcolm McInnes – scholar, intellectual, writer, musician and athlete". Track Stats. 50 (2).
^ MacInnes, Malcolm (1939). 120 Bagpipe Tunes, Gleanings & Styles. Bayley & Ferguson.

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Crofting townships and settlements	Achachork Aird of Sleat Ardvasar Armadale Ashaig Bernisdale Bornesketaig Boreraig Borreraig Borrodale Borve Bracadale Breakish Brogaig Bualintur Camastianavaig Camuscross Carbost, Loch Harport Carbost, Trotternish Claigan Colbost Drumfearn Drynoch Dunan Duntulm Eabost Edinbane Elgol Ellishadder Eynort Eyre Fasach Feorlig Feriniquarrie Ferindonald Fiskavaig Flashader Flodigarry Galtrigill Garafad Geary Gedintailor Gillen Glendale Halistra Harlosh Harrapool Heaste Heribusta Hungladder Idrigill Isleornsay Kensaleyre Kilbride Kilmaluag Kilmarie Kilmore Kilmuir Kilvaxter Kingsburgh Kylerhea Lealt Lower Breakish Luib Milovaig Mugeary Ollach Ose Peinachorran Peinlich Portnalong Ramasaig Roag Sconser Skeabost Sligachan Staffin Stein Struan Suladale Talisker Tarskavaig Teangue Torrin Totaig Tote Treaslane Trumpan Uig (Duirinish) Uigshader Ullinish Upper Breakish Vatten
Mountains and hills	Am Basteir Beinn na Caillich Blà Bheinn Bruach na Frìthe Clach Glas Glamaig Healabhal Bheag Healabhal Mhòr Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh Sgùrr MhicChoinnich Sgùrr na Banachdaich Sgùrr nan Gillean Sgùrr Dearg Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh Ruaidh Marsco Quiraing/Meall na Suiramach Sgùrr Alasdair The Storr
History and prehistory	Armadale Castle Battle of the Spoiling Dyke Caisteal Maol Battle of the Braes Cill Chriosd Corriechatachan Dùn Ringill Duntulm Castle Dunvegan Castle Fairy Flag Flora MacDonald High Pasture Cave Mugearite Neil Mackinnon Sir Lachlan Mackinnon (clan chief) Sir Rory Mor's Horn Rubha an Dùnain
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Peninsulas	Duirinish Minginish Sleat Strathaird Trotternish Waternish
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