Editing Cuillin (section)

===Ownership===
The Cuillin now consists of two estates divided by Glen Sligachan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whoownsscotland.org.uk/geo/index.htm#zoom=11&lat=57.24719&lon=-5.96644&layers=B0TT |title=Map Search |publisher=Who Owns Scotland |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307193717/http://whoownsscotland.org.uk/geo/index.htm#zoom=11&lat=57.24719&lon=-5.96644&layers=B0TT |url-status=dead}}</ref> The hills on the west side of Glen Sligachan (the Black Cuillin) remained the property of Clan MacLeod despite the long history of conflict between them and Clan MacDonald. The earliest formal record of MacLeod ownership was in a land grant from [[the Crown]] in 1611.<ref name=scotsman2017>{{cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/when-the-black-cuillin-mountains-went-on-the-market-for-10m-1-4585259 |title=When the Black Cuillin mountains went on the market for £10m |publisher=[[The Scotsman]] |date=12 October 2017 |access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> In 2000 the Cuillin were put on sale for £10&nbsp;million by the clan chief, [[John MacLeod of MacLeod]], in a scheme of land in exchange for repairs to [[Dunvegan Castle]],<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://news.scotsman.com/cuillinhills/Black-Cuillin-may-be-gifted.2526927.jp |title=Black Cuillin may be gifted to nation in clan castle deal |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=8 May 2004 |access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref> however there was a dispute over ownership, as opponents of the sale argued that the charter referred to the MacLeod's Tables which stand across the loch from Dunvegan Castle and not to the Cuillin themselves. A deal was cut for the property to be gifted in return for repairs to the clan castle,<ref name="autogenerated1"/> although it later fell through, with opponents arguing that the cost was out of proportion compared to other equivalent land sales.<ref name="scotsman2017"/> Following the death of John MacLeod in 2007 his successor, [[Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod]], found alternative funding sources, and as of 2017 ownership of the main range remains in the MacLeod family.<ref name="scotsman2017"/>

The ''[[Strathaird]], [[Torrin]] and [[Sconser]] Estate'' lies on the eastern side of Glen Sligachan, encompassing the Red Cuillin and [[Bla Bheinn]]: it is owned by the [[John Muir Trust]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/assets/000/000/195/v746-aw-02-skye-sm_lr_original.pdf?1432221438 |title=Introducing Sconser, Strathaird and, Torrin |publisher=John Muir Trust |year=2012 |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> a charity that seeks to protect and enhance wild places.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/ |title=Homepage |publisher=John Muir Trust |access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> Strathaird Estate was formerly owned by musician [[Ian Anderson]], the frontman for [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], who sold the estate to the trust in 1994, for around £750,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pop singer sells Skye estate to trust |author=Elizabeth Buie |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/pop-singer-sells-skye-estate-to-trust-1.477052 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |access-date=22 February 2011}}</ref>