Edinbane

Edinbane (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Aodann Bàn the fair hill-face) is a small village on the island of Skye, Scotland.

Kenneth then bought Orbost, Isle of Skye, Edinbane, Skirinish, Greshornishy, Tote and Skeabost and much of Portree.

In 1920 the Lodge was purchased by Edward Langdale Hilleary, a wealthy London businessman, and his wife Edith (née Robertson), niece of Kenneth MacLeod.

[5] Among other uses, Edinbane Lodge has served as the land court for the surrounding area, where people were tried for various offences including sheep rustling and more serious crimes.

[citation needed] In 2018 Edinbane Lodge was purchased and restored by Scottish chef Calum Montgomery who converted the property into a restaurant with rooms.

[6] In November 2023 Edinbane Lodge took the title of Restaurant of the Year at the Scottish Excellence Awards[7]and was included on the list of 1000 best restaurants in the world' by La Liste[8], improving it's ranking in 2024 to rank among the Top 500 [9][10] In 2021 chef patron of Edinbane Lodge, Calum Montgomery, represented Scotland in season 17 of the BBC's Great British Menu[11] returning to the show in season 19[12] On 24–25 April 2019, a major fire burned 5 square miles (13 square kilometres) of forestry at Edinbane wind farm.

Edinbane Lodge
Kenneth MacLeod of Gesto