57°13′N 5°53′W / 57.217°N 5.883°W
Skye and Lochalsh | |
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District | |
History | |
• Created | 16 May 1975 |
• Abolished | 31 March 1996 |
• Succeeded by | Highland |
• HQ | Portree |
Contained within | |
• Region | Highland Region |
Skye and Lochalsh (Scottish Gaelic: 'An t-Eilean Sgitheanach agus Loch Aillse') was a local government district, created in 1975 as one of eight districts within the Highland region in Scotland. It include the Isle of Skye and the Lochalsh area on the mainland. The main offices of the council were in Portree, on the Isle of Skye. The district was abolished in 1996 when Highland was made a single-tier council area.