KILMUIR (Gaelic: Mary's cell, church or chapel)
Once a settlement in its own right but now seen more as a part of nearby Dunvegan, this is often confused with the much larger district of Kilmuir to the north of Trotternish and post and parcels sometimes take a tour of the island. Deliveries to the island are, on the whole, quick and reliable but occasionally, even with the bridge in place for several years, things take their time. Sometimes mainland businesses refuse to deliver to Skye without adding an exorbitant fee, justifying it by saying that the island is classed as being overseas.

LONMORE (Gaelic: Big stream)

ROSKHILL (Norse: Promontory gully or ravine)

VATTEN (Norse: Water, lake or loch)