Heaste

Heasta, Heast, or the anglicised form Heaste, pron. /heɪst/, is a small settlement on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is located on the west coast of the island five miles south of Broadford extending down to the north shore of Loch Eiseort, facing out to the Atlantic to the south west and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Heast” and “Heasta”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boreraig and Drumfearn.

Boreraig

Locality

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boreraig is a deserted township in Strath Swordale on the north shore of Loch Eishort in the parish of Strath, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Boreraig is situated 2 miles southwest of Heaste.

Drumfearn

Hamlet

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drumfearn is a small crofting township, lying at the head of the Sleat peninsula, at the head of Loch Eishort, on the isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Drumfearn is situated 2 miles southeast of Heaste.