Ardvasar

Ardvasar
The Ardvasar Hotel
Ardvasar is located in Isle of Skye
Ardvasar
Ardvasar
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG630031
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF SKYE
Postcode districtIV45
Dialling code01471
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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57°03′29″N 5°54′32″W / 57.058°N 5.909°W / 57.058; -5.909

Ardvasar (Scottish Gaelic: Àird a’ Bhàsair) is a village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.[1] It is just to the south of the village of Armadale, where a ferry crosses to Mallaig. Nearby attractions include Armadale Castle and the Museum of the Isles.

Gaelic in Ardvasar

The Gaelic name is often translated as the Point of the Executioner, but the element translated as executioner (Bàsar) is obscure.[2] In the first detailed census of the area (1891), 99.0% of residents were recorded as able to speak Gaelic, with 20.2% recorded as mono-lingual Gaelic speakers.[3] In the last census (2011), 26.7% of residents were reported as able to speak Gaelic.[4] The local school, Bun-sgoil Shlèite/Sleat Primary School, is a designated Gaelic school with an English unit, and Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland's Gaelic-language tertiary education institution, is 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) away in Kilbeg.

References

  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Ardvasar" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Ardvasar". Ainmean Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "Ardvasar output area S00118011". Scotland's Census. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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