Ardvasar
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.
Ardvasar
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  Ardvasar Location within the Isle of Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG630031 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF SKYE |
| Postcode district | IV45 |
| Dialling code | 01471 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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
- Microsoft; Nokia (23 March 2017). "Ardvasar" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "Ardvasar". Ainmean Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- 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.
- "Ardvasar output area S00118011". Scotland's Census. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
