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This article is about a village on the island of Skye. For other uses, see Glendale.

Glendale

Coordinates: 57°26′51″N 6°42′39″W / 57.447593°N 6.710770°W / 57.447593; -6.710770

Glendale
Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Dail
Glendale Glendale shown within the Isle of Skye
OS grid reference	NG175495
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	IV55 8
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Glendale (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Dail) is a community-owned estate on the north-western coastline of the Duirinish peninsula on the island of Skye and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.^[1] The estate encompasses the small crofting townships of Skinidin, Colbost, Fasach, Glasphein, Holmisdale, Lephin, Hamaraverin, Borrodale, Milovaig and Waterstein.

1 Etymology
2 Geography
3 History
4 See also
5 Footnotes

Etymology [link]

The Gaelic name, Gleann Daill, is derived from gleann, meaning "valley", which usually refers to a harsher environment that can be steep and/or rocky,^[2] and dail meaning "field, dale, meadow, plain or river-meadow", which usually refers to fertile, arable land beside water. The Ordnance Survey (2005) suggest that dail may also mean "level field by a river".^[3] This makes the English translation read: "valley of river-meadows" or "valley of level fields by a river".

Mac an Tàilleir (2003) suggests that dail is derived from the Norse dalr, giving a tautological name, where both parts simply mean "valley". ^[4]

Geography [link]

The crofts are strung out along a small strath of oolitic loam, which is the basis for the good quality of the farming land. The hills above are underlain by basalt, which also provides good grazing for cattle and sheep.^[5]

History [link]

During the unsettled times of the late nineteenth century, when the local crofters sought land reform, this area played an important part in the struggle. After the Battle of the Braes in 1882, the unrest spread to Glendale.

The landlords refused to allow the local population to collect wood from the shore for heating, and they had to use straw to thatch the houses as they were forbidden to cut rushes. Land was in short supply as the holdings had been sub-divided 40 years earlier to provide for those cleared from better land.^[6]

Led by John MacPherson, the crofters demanded the return of the common grazing land that had been taken from them. Taking direct action, they began grazing their cattle on this land, court orders for their removal notwithstanding. Police action in January 1883 proved ineffective and eventually a government official was sent to Skye on board the navy gunboat HMS Jackal to conduct negotiations. Five crofters including MacPherson agreed to stand in a token trial. They were sentenced to two months in jail and became known as the "Glendale martyrs",^[6] and are commemorated by a memorial in the village. It was also agreed that a Royal Commission would be set up to investigate the crofters’ grievances, which eventually resulted in the far-reaching Crofters Act of 1886.^[7]

Historian Neil Oliver stated that "what happened in Glendale was a hugely significant part of what was going on in the Highlands. The events that unfolded there were extraordinary. For communities to remember and teach the wider community about their own history is terrific".^[6]

In July 2010 there was a homecoming of the Glendale diaspora during which local man Iain MacPherson blew the horn once used by his great-grandfather John.^[6]

Footnotes [link]

^ "Glendale Today" Caledonia.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Dwelly, Edward (1911). Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic- English Dictionary (10th ed.). Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited. ISBN 0-901771-92-9
^ Ordnance Survey (2005). "Guide to Gaelic origins of place names in Britain" (PDF). https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/didyouknow/placenames/docs/gaelic_guide.pdf. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. https://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
^ Murray, W.H. (1966) The Hebrides. London. Heinemann. Page 157.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ross, David (5 July 2010) "The martyrs' legacy: crofters can now blow their own horn". Glasgow: The Herald.
^ "The Crofters Struggle". walkhighlands.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2009.

v t e Skye / An t-Eilean Sgitheanach

Main settlements	Portree/Port Rìgh Broadford/An t-Àth Leathann Dunvegan/Dùn Bheagain Kyleakin/Caol Acain Uig

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, Portree Claigan Colbost Drumfearn Drynoch Dunan Duntulm Edinbane Elgol Ellishadder Eynort Eyre Fasach Feorlig Ferindonald Fiskavaig Flashader Flodigarry Galltrigill Garafad Geary Gedintailor Gillen Glendale Halistra Harlosh Heaste Isleornsay Kensaleyre Kilbride Kilmarie Kilmore Kilmuir Kilvaxter Kingsburgh Kylerhea Lealt Lower Breakish Luib Milovaig Ollach Ose Peinachorran Portnalong Ramasaig Roag Sconser Skeabost Sligachan Staffin Stein Struan Suladale Talisker Tarskavaig Teangue Torrin Totaig Tote Treaslane Trumpan Uigshader Ullinish Upper Breakish

Mountains and hills	Am Basteir Beinn na Caillich Blà Bheinn Bruach na Frìthe Clach Glas Glamaig Healabhal Bheag 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 Braes Battle of the Spoiling Dyke Caisteal Maol Corriechatachan Dùn Ringill Dunvegan Castle Fairy Flag Flora MacDonald High Pasture Cave Sir Rory Mor's Horn Rubha an Dùnain

Local culture	Isle of Skye Music Festival MacCrimmon pipers Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Skye Camanachd Talisker whisky Té Bheag The Skye Boat Song

Peninsulas	Duirinish Minginish Sleat Strathaird Trotternish Waternish

Surrounding islands	Ascrib Islands Crowlin Islands Eilean Bàn Eilean Fladday Eilean Mòr Eilean Tigh Eilean Trodday Fladda-chùain Harlosh Island Isay Lampay Longay Mingay Oronsay Pabay Raasay Scalpay Rona Soay Staffin Island Tarner Island Wiay

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Skye

Skye or the Isle of Skye (/skaɪ/; Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or Eilean a' Cheò) is the largest and most northerly major 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 MacLeod and Clan Donald. The 18th-century Jacobite risings led to the breaking up of the clan system and subsequent Clearances that replaced entire communities with sheep farms, some of which also involved forced emigrations to distant lands. Resident numbers declined from over 20,000 in the early 19th century to just under 9,000 by the closing decade of the 20th century. Skye's population increased by 4 per cent between 1991 and 2001. About a third of the residents were Gaelic speakers in 2001, and although their numbers are in decline this aspect of island culture remains important.

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Skye (disambiguation)

Skye is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

Skye may also refer to:

Places

Skye, South Australia

Skye, Victoria, Australia

Skye of Curr, a hamlet near Dulnain Bridge, Scotland, UK

People

Skye (name), both a surname and a given name

Skye Edwards, British singer best known from the band Morcheeba

Skye (wrestler), ring name of professional wrestler Vicky Swain

Fictional characters

Skye, alias of Daisy Johnson, a character from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Skye, a character from Darkened Skye

Skye Nakaiye, a character from The Puzzle Place

Skye, a fictional eagle in Grandia II

Skye, a character from Paw Patrol

Skye Prower, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics

Other uses

Operation Skye, code name for the radio component of an Allied military deception in World War II

Skye (Charlotte), a skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Skye Bank, a commercial bank based in Nigeria

Skye Records, a music label

Skye Terrier, a breed of dog

Skye's Law, a law in New South Wales regarding police pursuit

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Daisy Johnson

Daisy Louise Johnson, also known as Quake and Skye, is a fictional superheroine appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Gabriele Dell'Otto, the character first appeared in Secret War #2 (July 2004). The daughter of the supervillain Mister Hyde, she is a secret agent of the intelligence organization S.H.I.E.L.D. with the power to generate earthquakes. In the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Chloe Bennet portrays the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character, reimagining her as an Inhuman originally known as Skye. Aspects of this interpretation were later integrated back into the comics.

Publication history

A member of the international espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D., she was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Gabriele Dell'Otto, and first appeared in Secret War #2 (July 2004). During Secret Invasion, she joins Nick Fury's Secret Warriors under the codename Quake.

Her look was modeled after actress Angelina Jolie in the film Hackers.

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Radio Stations - Skye

RADIO STATION	GENRE	LOCATION
6iX Perth	80s,70s,60s	Australia
CMR Online	Country	Australia
Ten FM	Varied	Australia
Vision Radio Network	Religious	Australia
QBN FM 96.7	Varied	Australia
Lion 96.1	Varied,Religious	Australia
2UE	News Talk	Australia
2CA	80s,70s,Classic Rock	Australia
Ballroom Glitz Radio	Dance	Australia
Gold 104.3	Oldies	Australia
K-Rock 95.5 FM	Varied	Australia
Tank FM 103.1 Kempsey	Varied	Australia
Portuguese Radio Sydney Australia	Varied,World,World Europe	Australia
ABC Sydney 702	News Talk	Australia
2MFM	Religious	Australia
96Five Family	Varied	Australia
1629 AM Newcastle NSW	Oldies	Australia
TORI: Australia, TeluguOne Radio On Internet	World Asia	Australia
94.1 3WBC - Whitehorse Boroondara Community Radio	Varied	Australia
Territory FM 104.1	Adult Contemporary,Talk	Australia
ABC Triple J Unearthed	Indie	Australia
Syncretia Radio	Ambient	Australia
4EB FM	Folk	Australia
WSFM 101.7 Sydney NSW	Varied	Australia
ABC Triple J This Sporting Life	Sports	Australia
NetFM	Varied	Australia
2CC Talking Canberra 1206 AM	Talk	Australia
Peakhillfm 89.5	Oldies	Australia
Fresh 92.7	Dance	Australia
NOVA 100 FM Melbourne	Varied,Pop,Top 40	Australia
Hope 103.2 (2CBA)	Christian Contemporary,Pop,Public	Australia
Rhema FM 96.3	Christian Contemporary,Christian	Australia
Radio Sport 927	Sports	Australia
92.9 Perth	Top 40	Australia
Wild Horse FM (4WHO),Yarraman, Queensland	Varied	Australia
Slice Radio	Varied	Australia
Sea FM (4RGK), Rockhampton, Queensland	Pop,Top 40	Australia
Nim 102.3 FM	Pop	Australia
Cradio	Religious,Christian	Australia
NovaNation	Dance,Electronica	Australia
Classic Rock (Formerly VEGA) 91.5 FM Melbourne	80s,70s,Classic Rock	Australia
Radio 2RPH	News	Australia
Radio Sargam Sydney	Bollywood	Australia
2Web Outback Radio	News Talk,Varied,Adult Contemporary	Australia
3mFm South Gippsland	Adult Contemporary	Australia
Harman Radio CH5: Gurdwara Revesby	Indian	Australia
Dingo Creek Country	Country	Australia
Bluesgroove	Varied	Australia
BluFM 89.1 Community Radio Katoomba NSW	Varied,Public	Australia
Switch.FM	Pop,Dance,Top 40	Australia
Nova 93.7 Perth	Varied	Australia