Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Colbost

Colbost, a hamlet of Duirinish parish, in the NW of the Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, on the W shore of Loch Follart, 2 miles W of Dunvegan. A public school at it, with accommodation for 83 children, had (1880) an average attendance of 50, and a grant of £51,14s.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Duirinish ScoP       Inverness Shire ScoCnty

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