Glen Brittle
Glen Brittle or (Gleann Breadail in Gaelic) was likely given it’s name from the old Norse of Bred Dal which means broad valley. Glen Brittle is a large glen on the south coast of Skye.
During the year of 1601, the Battle of Coire na Creiche was fought between the Clan MacLeod of Dunvegan and the Clan MacDonald of Sleat with the MacDonalds taking victory on these northern slopes of the Cuillin hills. This was the last clan battle documented on Skye.
Many families were turfed out of their homes here to make way for sheep during the highland clearances. Many ruined homes can still be seen.
The waterfalls and pools that run here are affectionately named the Fairy Pools, maybe as one the MacLeod chiefs was said to have had a fairy wife and to have named the pools for her or maybe they are named after the little people who are said to live there.
Glen Brittle is nestled alongside the Black Cuillin ridge. All except one of the Munro’s on Skye belong to the Black Cuillin range.
Around 60,000,000 years ago, the Black Cuillin Ridge made of rough gabbro rock and a smooth basalt ridge was formed after the collapse of an enormous magma chamber created by a huge volcano.
Loch Eyenort
The Red Cuillin range is made of granite and its mountains ridges have been more rounded by glacial disturbances than the Black Cuillin’s stubborn gabbro and hence the Blacks sharper features.