Isle of Skye

The Isle of Skye, usually known simply as Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach in Scottish Gaelic) is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Scots Gaelic "sgiath" means "winged".

Related Topics:
Scottish Gaelic - Inner Hebrides - Scotland - Scots Gaelic

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Its name came via Old Norse Skið = "ski" (and similar meanings), as an alteration of a Pictish original which is recorded in Roman sources as Scitis (Ravenna Cosmography) and Scetis (on Ptolemy's map). Some legends associate the isle with the mythic figure of Scáthach.

Related Topics:
Pictish - Roman - Ravenna Cosmography - Ptolemy - Scáthach

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