Breiðafjorðr
Broadford, Skye. In the 70s and 80s a proper island. A river of the same name meanders shallow into the bay across the north end of the village. We all thought that was were the ford had been, the crossing point before the small bridge was built. But that’s not where the name came from. The Norse called it ‘Broad Fjord’ - Wide Bay. Ancient history was all around us but we kids were prepossed of our own little worlds and didn’t think or travel much beyond our houses. The TV wa
