We are excited to launch the Clan Donald Lands Trust (CDLT) Youth Council, which will empower our local young people to help shape our strategic decision making. To continue our work in building a better future for Sleat and Skye, our local young people must have genuine influence. Our new Youth Council will enable their voice to be heard. The … Read More
Battle of Coire na Creiche
The Battle of Coire na Creiche, fought between the Macdonalds of Sleat and the MacLeods of Dunvegan and Harris took place in the summer of 1601 in a scree-strewn hollow beneath the black Cuillin.
Environmental surveys taking place
News Release Environmental surveys are being carried out on land owned by the Clan Donald Lands Trust on the Sleat Peninsula to assess the potential for wind energy development. Ross Jamison from Galileo Energy said: “We are working with the Clan Donald Lands Trust and Sleat General Common Grazings to consider the suitability of some areas of land to generate … Read More
277th Anniversary of the Battle of Culloden
Sunday the 16th of April 2023 is the 277th Anniversary of the Battle of Culloden. This battle marks the culmination and only clear defeat of the Jacobite campaign. Leading up to the events on Culloden Moor, the Jacobites had led their armies through Scotland and as far into England as Derby, only 127 miles from London. They retreated to familiar … Read More
Skye u3a Plant Trees for the Jubilee
Members of Skye u3a have marked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by planting endangered trees in our Gardens
Celebrating our Garden Volunteers
It’s Volunteers Week and we’d like to say a big thank you to volunteers past and present
Remembering Robert McDonald Parker
We are sad to learn of the death of Robert McDonald Parker, former International Director of CDLT.
Trees planted to mark anniversary
Planting of endangered conifers launches CDLT’s 50th anniversary year