Skye and Lochalsh

57°13′N 5°53′W / 57.217°N 5.883°W / 57.217; -5.883

Skye and Lochalsh
District

History
  Created16 May 1975
  Abolished31 March 1996
  Succeeded byHighland
  HQPortree
Contained within
  RegionHighland 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.