Facts
you may not know about Tolsta
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Tolsta,
or Tolastadh in Scots Gaelic, is a Norse word meaning
Tholf's farm
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The first recorded mention of Tolsta was in 1590 when
it appeared as Tolestaff
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The village was highlighted in Martin Martin's book,
A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (1695)
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Tolsta
is comprised of three villages: North Tolsta, New Tolsta
and Glen Tolsta
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The
placename Tolsta is also to be found in Sweden and
Canada
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Tolsta
cemetery is known as St Michael's cemetery
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134
men from North Tolsta fought in the First World War
- of these were the seven sons of a Tolsta widow
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Eleven
Tolsta men lost their lives in the Iolaire disaster
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There
is a Site
of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) at Tolsta
Head (Geological)
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There
is an SSSI at Garry (Biological)
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There
is a 'crannag' at Loch Osabhat
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There's
a fortified stac called Caisteil
a'Mhorair at Garry
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