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Buaile Na Fala, Skye
Battle Site (Post Medieval)
Site Name Buaile Na Fala, Skye
Classification Battle Site (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 11331
Site Number NG45SW 2
NGR NG 419 511
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11331
- Council Highland
- Parish Snizort
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG45SW 2 419 511.
(NG 419 511) Buaile na Fala (NR) (Site of Conflict between the Macleods and Macdonalds AD 1539)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)
A large cairn situated close to the east of the site is said to contain the bones of the slain. Meaning of name - Bloody Fold. (For cairn see NG45SW 1)
Name Book 1878.
The area is indicated is still traditionally known as the site of a battle.
Visited by OS (A C) 5 May 1961.
