Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly large island in the
Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous
centre dominated by the Cuillins, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the
most dramatic mountain scenery in the country. Although it has been suggested
that the Gaelic
Sgitheanach
describes a winged shape there is no definitive agreement as to the name's
origins.
The island has been occupied since the Mesolithic period and its history
includes a time of Norse rule and a long period of domination by Clan