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  1. Uist

    Uist IPAc en icon ju s t or IPAc en u s t or The Uists lang gd Uibhist IPA gd ivi t are the central group of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . North Uist and South Uist are linked by causeway s running via Benbecula and Grimsay , and the entire group is sometimes known as the Uists. From south to north, the inhabited islands in the Uist group are irisgeigh Eriskay , Uibhist a Deas South Uist , Grimsay, South East Benbecula Grimsay South , Beinn nam Faoghla Benbecula , Eilean Fhlodaigh Flodaigh , Griomasaigh Grimsay Grimsay North , Fraoch eilean , Uibhist a Tuath North Uist , Am Baile Sear Baleshare and Be rnaraigh Berneray, North Uist Berneray . Major Settlements File The new South Uist Care Hospital at Daliburgh geograph.org.uk 300945.jpg thumb Daliburgh hospital File Benbecula Balivanich Aerial View.jpg thumb Balivanich from the air File Leaving Lochmaddy geograph.org.uk 929584.jpg thumb right Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Hebrides MV Hebrides leaving Lochmaddy , North Uist en route for Skye The main settlements in the Uists are South Uist Dalabrog Daliburgh Loch Baghasdail Lochboisdale Snaoishabhal Snishvale Iochdar Eochar Benbecula Baile a Mhanaich Balivanich Creag Ghoraidh Creagorry Lioniclate Liniclate North Uist C irinis Carinish Ceann a Bh igh Bayhead Solas Sollas Loch nam Madadh Lochmaddy 16th century Geography Writing in 1549, Donald Monro Dean Sir Donald Monro , High Dean of the Isles stated of Ywst that it was a fertile country full of high hills ... of fresh water loches , ref name M154 including Loch B , which is South Uist s largest loch and at convert ... References Monro External links http robinwilson.net uist.html Panoramas of Uist QuickTime required http www.armadale.org.uk uist.htm Archaeology of Uist kite aerial photography http www.uist.co.uk Local Site Dedicated to Uist See also List of Outer Hebrides C mhla bhigein Force fire WesternIsles geo ... Uist de Uist gd Uibhist no Uist yene ...   more details



  1. Uist Camanachd

    Infobox shinty club clubname Uist image Image Uistcamanachd.jpg thumb centre fullname Uist Camanachd ... Uist Camanachd is a shinty team from the Western Isles , Scotland . The club is based in North Uist but draws its players from the whole archipelago from Berneray, North Uist Berneray to Eriskay . Roots of shinty in Uist Shinty died out in the Uists in the 1900s due to a difficulty in gaining access ... of Uist in 1907. http www.tobarandualchais.co.uk en fullrecord 18707 18 Due to a lack of trees, caman s were made with sea weed stalks at the time. Shinty returned to Uist on a permanent basis in the 1990s ... sport shinty star ronald ross passing on his skills to uist players 1 336712 Modern ... Trophy . http www.hebceltfest.com festival fringe shinty.php Uist won the trophy for the first time in 2009, defeating Lewis 3 0. At youth level, Uist has been making advances in recent years, with U .... In August 2009, Uist hosted Skye but were defeated 12 0. http www.stornowaygazette.co.uk sport Uist Camanachd in third leg.5599252.jp In 2010, Uist lost the Hebridean Celtic Festival Cup match to Lewis ... sport shinty star ronald ross passing on his skills to uist players 1 336712 ... tier of shinty for developing clubs such as Uist. They played their first ever games as a senior side ... as Uist came second in a six a side tournament in Edinburgh. http www.shinty.com news edinburgh and aberdeen ... Cup North Uist Shinty Challenge Cup On 3 November 2007, the club regained possession of the North Uist Shinty Challenge Cup, which had been in the possession of D.R. Macdonald for many years. The club is resurrected the tradition of New Year shinty in North Uist with a game between the Westside ... on the scheduled date. http www.skyecamanachd.com news usitcamanachd North Uist Shinty Challenge ... External links http www.whfp.com 1747 top3.html Uist win Mod Cup http www.stornowaygazette.co.uk sport Uist raise the Heb Celt.5492932.jp Uist win Heb Celt Cup in 2009 http www.stornowaygazette.co.uk ...   more details



  1. North Uist

    North Uist shown within the Outer Hebrides GridReference NF835697 celtic name Audio Uibhist a Tuath.ogg ... rank 11 main settlement Lochmaddy island group Uist s and Barra local authority Na h Eileanan ... accessdate 4 July 2007 ref North Uist lang gd Uibhist a Tuath IPA gd . t t u pron is an island and community council community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . Geography North Uist is the tenth ... km2 0 , ref name Smith slightly smaller than South Uist . North Uist is connected by causeway s to Benbecula via Grimsay , to Berneray, North Uist Berneray , and to Baleshare . With the exception of the south ... in irregularity and complexity of outline , is the largest loch by area on North Uist although Loch ... bathymetric text.cfm?cid 37801 Lochs of North Uist Pages 188 89, Volume II, Part II. National Library ... Lewis, Harris and North Uist NSA South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area Scotland ... File OitirMhor.jpg thumb left Causeway from Benbecula foreground to North Uist The main settlement ... Skye , as well as from the island of Berneray which is connected to North Uist by road causeway , to Leverburgh ... centre with a cafe, small shop and post office service. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island ..., home to the nineteenth century Scolpaig Tower folly . According to the 2001 census North Uist had ... 17 October 2007 ref Places of interest North Uist has many prehistoric structures, including ... publisher Scottish Natural Heritage title Wildlife and habitats of Uist accessdate 6 January 2008 ref Despite limited facilities, the island s athletics club North Uist Amateur Athletics Club has ... Called Hybrides of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist are described as one island of Ywst Uist . Starting in the south of this island , he described the division between South Uist and Benbecula ... Scotland accessdate 31 October 2007 ref Further north of Benbecula he described North Uist ... monro westernislands Some have given the etymology of Uist from Old Norse meaning west , ref name ...   more details



  1. South Uist

    Outer Hebrides caption South Uist shown within the Outer Hebrides GridReference NF786343 celtic name ... Beinn Mh r South Uist Beinn Mh r convert 620 m ft 0 Population 1,818 population rank 9 main settlement ... Retrieved 4 July 2007. ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref South Uist lang ... language Gaelic language in Scotland. In 2006 South Uist, and neighbouring Benbecula and Eriskay were ... coast is mountainous with the peaks of Ben More South Uist Beinn Mh r convert 620 m ft 0 and Hecla ... Tobha M r and Ludag. South Uist has a bedrock of Lewisian complex Lewisian Gneiss , ref cite web ... them. South Uist Machair on the west coast is one of 40 National Scenic Area Scotland National ... designations nsa National Scenic Areas . SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011. ref History South Uist was clearly ..., South Uist was held by the MacDonalds of Clanranald until 1838 when Colonel Gordon of Cluny bought .... The population of South Uist fell from a total of 5093 in 1841 to its present level of 2285. As a result there was large scale emigration from the island. ref South Uist Archaeology and History of a Hebridean ... of the house where Flora MacDonald Scottish Jacobite Flora MacDonald was born. South Uist ... resolved in the courts, the course opened in August 2008. After a protracted campaign South Uist residents ... July 2007. ref The buyout resulted in most of South Uist, and neighbouring Benbecula, and all of Eriskay .... Nature reserve Main Flora and fauna of the Outer Hebrides Image South Uist machair timniblett .jpg thumb Flowering Machair geography machair on South Uist Loch Druidibeg in the north of the island ..., some of which are nationally scarce. South Uist is considered the best place in the UK for the aquatic ... controversy over European Hedgehog hedgehog s on South Uist. The animals are not native to the islands ... to the eggs of ground nesting wading birds on the island. In 2003 the Uist Wader Project headed ... saved from the syringe as controversial Uist cull called off location Edinburgh publisher The Scotsman ...   more details



  1. Wiay, Uist

    Other places3 Wiay disambiguation Infobox Scottish island latitude 57.401 longitude 7.203 location map Scotland Outer Hebrides caption Wiay shown within the Outer Hebrides official name Wiay GridReference NF873459 celtic name Bhuia Fuidheigh norse name meaning of name area convert 375 ha acre 0 abbr on area rank 78 highest elevation Beinn a Tuath convert 102 m ft 0 abbr on Population 0 population rank main settlement island group Outer Hebrides local authority Na h Eileanan Siar references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland ref ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref ref cite web url http www.scottish places.info features featurefirst2000.html publisher Gazetteer for Scotland title Overview of Wiay accessdate 2007 11 11 ref Wiay Scottish Gaelic Bhuia or Fuidheigh is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides . File Wiayair.jpg thumb left Wiay from the air with Peter s Port on Eilean na Cille in the foreground It lies south east of Benbecula and measures approximately 930 acres 1 sq. miles . The Eileanan Chearabhaigh lie to the north beyond Loch a Laip. Wiay was reported to have six inhabitants in 1861, but has been deserted since 1901. clearleft References reflist hebrides Islands of Scotland coord 57 24 5 N 7 12 14 W type isle region GB display title Category Uist islands WesternIsles geo stub es Wiay H bridas Exteriores fr Wiay H brides ext rieures ga Bhuia nn Wiay i Ytre Hebridane pt Wiay, Uist ...   more details



  1. Lake Uist, Nova Scotia

    Location map Canada Nova Scotia lon dir W lat dir N lat deg 45 lat min 45 lat sec 53.6 lon deg 60 lon min 36 lon sec 41.66 caption Lake Uist in Nova Scotia Lake Uist is a small community in the Canada Canadian province of Nova Scotia , located in Richmond County, Nova Scotia Richmond County . References http www.destination ns.com common places.asp?PlaceID 2412 Lake Uist on Destination Nova Scotia coord 45 45 53.6 N 60 36 41.66 W name Lake Uist, Nova Scotia display title region CA NS scale 100000 Category Communities in Richmond County, Nova Scotia Category General Service Areas in Nova Scotia RichmondNS geo stub ...   more details



  1. Beinn Mhòr (South Uist)

    about the mountain on South Uist other similarly named mountains Ben More disambiguation Infobox mountain name Beinn Mh r photo South Uist Beinn Mhor.jpg photo caption The narrow summit ridge just below the top, June 2004 elevation m 620 elevation ref prominence m 620 listing Hill lists in the British Isles Grahams Graham , Marilyn hill Marilyn translation Big mountain language Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic pronunciation IPA gd pei vo lang location South Uist , Outer Hebrides , SCO grid ref UK NF809310 topo map Outer Hebrides lat d 57.25845 lat NS N long d 7.29491 long EW W Beinn Mh r is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . The name is Gaelic for big mountain and with a height of convert 620 m ft 0 it is the highest point on the island. commons category Beinn Mh r South Uist Beinn Mh r British hills Category Marilyns of Scotland Category Grahams Category Mountains and hills of the Scottish islands Category South Uist cy Beinn Mhor ga Beinn Mh r Uibhist a Deas nn Beinn Mh r ...   more details



  1. Uist and Barra Hospital

    Infobox Hospital Name PAGENAME Org Group NHS Western Isles Image Caption Logo optional Location Benbecula Region Eileanan Siar State Scotland Country UK HealthCare NHS Type General Local Speciality if devoted to a speciality, i.e. not if has broad spectrum of specialities Standards optional if no national standards Emergency Yes Affiliation None Beds 29 ref cite web url http www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk about.htm title About Us publisher NHS Western Isles accessdate 2009 08 23 ref Founded 2001 Closed optional Website http www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk NHS Western Isles Wiki Links Uist and Barra Hospital is a NHS Scotland NHS hospital in Benbecula , serving the island s of North Uist , South Uist and Benbecula in the Western Isles of Scotland . Footnotes reflist NHS stub UK hospital stub coord 57 28 25 N 7 23 8 W region GB type landmark display title Category NHS Western Isles Category Hospitals in the Western Isles ...   more details



  1. Milton, South Uist

    File Not Flora MacDonald s birthplace geograph.org.uk 1438027.jpg thumb Flora MacDonald memorial Milton is the name of a Tacksman tack or tenant farm on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides , Scotland . It was on this tack that Jacobitism Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald Scottish Jacobite Flora MacDonald 1722 1790 was born and spent her childhood. ref cite book first Alexander last MacGregor title The life of Flora Macdonald, and her adventures with prince Charles publisher Nabu Press month December year 2009 page 26 ref A memorial dedicated to her stands at the remains of the township. ref cite book first Julian last Holland title Exploring the Islands of Scotland The Ultimate Practical Guide publisher Frances Lincoln month January year 2009 page 68 ref References reflist coord 57.21684 N 7.40135 W type landmark region GB display title Category South Uist WesternIsles geo stub ...   more details



  1. Boreray, North Uist

    Uist geograph.org.uk 755605.jpg thumb left The Boreray crofts. The single croft forms the north ... island of Berneray, North Uist Berneray . The old crofthouse is available as holiday accommodation ... Exteriores fr Boreray H brides ext rieures nl Boreray North Uist nn Boreray ved North Uist ...   more details



  1. Roderick Macdonald, Lord Uist

    Infobox Judge honorific prefix small The Honourable small br name Lord Uist honorific suffix image Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom Scotland .svg imagesize 150px caption office Senator of the College of Justice term start 2006 term end nominator Jack McConnell br small As First Minister of Scotland First Minister small appointer Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II birth date Birth date and age 1951 2 1 df yes birth place death date death place restingplace birthname Roderick Francis Macdonald nationality spouse relations children residence Edinburgh alma mater University of Glasgow occupation profession religion signature website footnotes Roderick Francis Macdonald, Lord Uist is a Scottish judge. As a Senator of the College of Justice, he is a member of the Court of Session, Scotland s highest court. Early life Macdonald was educated at St Mungo s Academy , a Catholic school Roman Catholic state school in Glasgow , and at the University of Glasgow Faculty of Law. LL.B. Hons. . He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1975. ref name scotcourts citeweb title Biographies The Hon Lord Uist url http www.scotcourts.gov.uk biographies uist.asp?dir session publisher Scottish Court Service accessdate 20 August 2009 ref ref name scotexec citeweb title New Scottish judges appointed url http www.scotland.gov.uk News Releases 2006 01 19103240 publisher Scottish Government Scottish Executive date 20 January 2006 accessdate 20 August 2009 ref Legal career Macdonald served as an Advocate Depute from 1987 to 1993, from 1990 as Home Advocate Depute. He was appointed Queen s Counsel in 1989. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1997 Inner Temple . From 1995 to 2001, he was Legal Chairman of the Pension Appeal Tribunals for Scotland, and from 1995 to 2000 was a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, and of the Criminal Injuries Compensation ... Supreme Courts , as a Senator of the College of Justice . He took the judicial title, Lord Uist ...   more details



  1. Berneray, North Uist

    used Be rnaraigh Uibhist, i.e. Berneray of Uist to refer to the northern Berneray. ref name MacanT ... and Otternish on North Uist. This has eased travelling on and off the island, improving employment ... Category Uist islands cy Be rnaraigh da Berneray de Berneray et Berneray eu Berneray fr Berneray ga Be rnaraigh na Hearadh gd Be rnaraigh hu Berneray, North Uist nl Be rnaraigh nn Berneray ...   more details



  1. South Lewis, Harris and North Uist NSA

    coord 57.676 7.066 display title region GB scale 100000 South Lewis, Harris and North Uist NSA is a large National Scenic Area Scotland National Scenic Area in the Western Isles of Scotland . Location The designated area covers 109,600 hectares, including the mountainous south west of Lewis , all of Harris , the Sound of Harris and the northern part of North Uist . ref cite web url http www.snh.org.uk pdfs publications scotlandsscenicareas Part2WesternIsles2.pdf format PDF title South Lewis, Harris and North Uist NSA publisher SNH accessdate 2009 08 30 ref Description North Harris contains Clisham 799m , the highest peak in the Outer Hebrides. Steep sided glens, with precipitous crags, have a mountainous character. Exposure and grazing prevent tree growth. Deep sea lochs in the east penetrate far into the hills. The east coast of Harris has many bays and islets. The west coast has wide, sandy beaches with machair . Rocky headlands, separating the bays, have been sculptured into Geo landscape geos and Stack geology stacks . Scattered islands lies in the Sound of Harris between South Harris and North Uist . On North Uist the spectacular deep peat land supports a wide variety of vegetation and birds. Loch Maddy Loch nam Madadh is a unique Fjord fjardic sea loch. ref cite web url http www.snh.org.uk Scottish wisles wisles.asp title Western Isles Natural Heritage publisher SNH accessdate 2009 08 30 ref This network is one of the most extensive and diverse systems in Europe, combining both salt and fresh water. Loch nam Madadh supports an unusual combination of intertidal plants and animals. In some of the lagoons, fresh water organisms grow in a layer just above salt water organisms. Loch nam Madadh is a ferry terminal , a harbour for the creel fishing and is used for Aquaculture of salmon salmon farms . Footnotes reflist NSAs in Scotland Category Environment of the Western Isles Category National Nature Reserves in Scotland Category Protected areas of the Outer Hebrides ...   more details



  1. Wiay

    Wiay is the name of two uninhabited islands in the Hebrides , off the west coast of Scotland . Wiay, Skye in the Inner Hebrides Wiay, Uist in the Outer Hebrides geodis fr Wiay gd Bhuia ...   more details



  1. HS postcode area

    coord 57.676 7.066 display title region GB scale 100000 Infobox UK postcode area area code HS The HS postcode area , also known as the Outer Hebrides postcode area ref Royal Mail, Address Management Guide , 2004 ref , is a group of postcode districts around Barra Isle of Barra , Benbecula Isle of Benbecula , Harris, Outer Hebrides Isle of Harris , Lewis Isle of Lewis , North Uist Isle of North Uist , Scalpay, Outer Hebrides Isle of Scalpay , South Uist Isle of South Uist and Stornoway, Outer Hebrides Stornoway in Scotland . Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts postcode area table start HS1 STORNOWAY Stornoway , Plasterfield Comhairle nan Eilean Siar HS2 ISLE OF LEWIS Comhairle nan Eilean Siar HS3 ISLE OF HARRIS Comhairle nan Eilean Siar HS4 ISLE OF SCALPAY Comhairle nan Eilean Siar HS5 ISLE OF HARRIS Comhairle nan Eilean Siar HS6 ISLE OF NORTH UIST Comhairle nan Eilean Siar HS7 ISLE OF BENBECULA Comhairle nan Eilean Siar HS8 ISLE OF SOUTH UIST Comhairle nan Eilean Siar HS9 ISLE OF BARRA Comhairle nan Eilean Siar See also List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom References Reflist Postcode areas in the United Kingdom DEFAULTSORT Hs Postcode Area Category Postcode areas covering Scotland Postal stub ...   more details



  1. Berneray

    There are two islands named Berneray in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland Barra Head , the southernmost isle of the Outer Hebrides also known as Berneray Berneray, North Uist , near North Uist See also Great Bernera on the north west coast of Lewis Little Bernera to the north of Great Bernera Bernera, Lismore , a tidal island off the south west coast of Lismore geodis ...   more details



  1. Kildonan

    Kildonan may refer to Kildonan, Skye , a crofting township on the island of Skye Kildonan, Sutherland , a parish containing the village of Helmsdale . Kildonan, Arran , a village on the Isle of Arran, Scotland Kildonan, Uist , a crofting township on the island of Uist. Kildonan, Manitoba , a former Rural Municipality in Manitoba, Canada Kildonan Manitoba electoral district , a provincial electoral district in Manitoba Parts of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba East Kildonan, Winnipeg West Kildonan, Winnipeg Old Kildonan disambig geo de Kildonan ...   more details



  1. Boreray

    Boreray may refer to An island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland Boreray, North Uist Boreray, St Kilda A domesticated animal Boreray sheep disambig cy Boraraigh de Boreray fr Boreray nl Boraraigh ...   more details



  1. Newtonferry

    Image Old steadings at Port nan Long 2006 , 176621 c7829f68 by Bob Jones.jpg thumb Old steadings at Port nan Long Photo credit Bob Jones Newtonferry Scottish Gaelic Port nan Long the harbour of the ships ref cite web url http www.scottish.parliament.uk vli language gaelic pdfs placenamesK O.pdf title Scottish Parliament Placenames, K to O accessdate 2008 06 07 ref is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland , at the end of the B893 road. A number of archaeological sites have been discovered in the vicinity. ref cite web url http www.sair.org.uk sair3 sair3 chap08.pdf title Excavations at Newtonferry accessdate 2008 06 07 ref ref cite web url http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 15309 title Port nan Long Souterrain Fogou, Earth House in Scotland in North Uist accessdate 2008 06 07 ref A ferry used to run between Newtonferry and the neighboring island of Berneray, North Uist Berneray , but no longer runs since a permanent causeway was constructed between Berneray and North Uist. ref cite web url http www.scotland inverness.co.uk north uist.htm title Isle of North Uist accessdate 2008 06 07 ref See also Loch an Sticir Dun an Sticir References reflist coord 57.6867 N 7.2122 W region GB type city display title Category Villages in the Outer Hebrides WesternIsles geo stub ga Port nan Long ...   more details



  1. List of places in the Western Isles

    Image Wfm lewis chessmen.jpg right thumb Lewis chessmen Image North Uist near Solas.jpg right thumb North Uist near Solas Image StClements.jpg right thumb Rodel, St. Clement s Church Image Our Lady of the Isles.jpg thumb right South Uist, Our Lady of the Isles Image Panorama of Stornoway.jpg right ... cairn Barpa Langais , North Uist Barra Barraigh , Barra Head Be rnaraigh Cheann Bharraigh , Barra Isles Bayble Pabail Bayhead Ceann a Bh igh , North Uist Benbecula Beinn nam Fadhla , Benbecula Airport Port adhair Bheinn na Fadhla Berneray, North Uist Be rnaraigh Bragar Br gar Breaclete Breacleit ... Carinish C irinis , North Uist Carloway C rlabhagh Castlebay B gh a Chaisteil , Barra Cille Bharra ... Creagastrom , Benbecula Creagory Creag Ghoraidh , Benbecula D Daliburgh Dalabrog , South Uist Dun ... Fiaraigh Finsbay Fionnasbhagh , South Harris Fir Bhr ige standing stones , North Uist Flodaigh Flodday ... , South Uist K Kisimul Castle L Laxdale Lacasdal , Stornoway Leverburgh An T b , South Harris ... Uist Lochmaddy Loch nam Madadh , North Uist M Manish, Outer Hebrides M nais , South Harris Minch ... Long North Uist Uibhist a Tuath O Orasaigh P Pabbay Pabaigh Pobull Fhinn stone circle , North Uist ... Tower , North Uist Sea of the Hebrides Sollas Solas , North Uist Sound of Barra Sound of Harris Caolas na Hearadh South Uist Uibhist a Deas St Kilda, Scotland St Kilda Hiort Steinacleit Stornoway Ste rnabhagh T Taransay Tarasaigh Tarbert, Outer Hebrides Tarbert An Tairbeart U Uineasan Uist Uibhist ...   more details



  1. Ushenish

    Ushenish is a headland on the remote east coast of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ref cite web url http www.scottish places.info features featurefirst5985.html title Overview of Ushenish publisher Gazetteer for Scotland accessdate 16 January 2011 ref There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1857. ref cite web url http www.nlb.org.uk LighthouseLibrary Lighthouse Ushenish title Ushenish Lighthouse publisher Northern Lighthouse Board accessdate 16 January 2011 ref Lighthouse Infobox lighthouse name Ushenish Lighthouse image name Uisinis Lighthouse, South Uist geograph.org.uk 203316.jpg caption Ushenish Light location South Uist , Scotland pushpin map pushpin latd 57 latm 17.895 lats latNS N longd 7 longm 11.580 longs longEW W coordinates display title yearbuilt yearlit 1857 automated 1980 yeardeactivated foundation construction White tower shape marking height convert 12 m ft 0 focalheight convert 54 m ft 0 lens currentlens intensity range 19 nautical mile s characteristic Fl. W R 20sec The light was designed by engineers, David Stevenson engineer David and Thomas Stevenson . Established in 1857, it incorporated a new condensing apparatus developed by Thomas Stevenson as an improvement to the dioptric system. The lighthouse was automated in 1970, one of the first major automatic lights. The gas operated Dal n light Dalen beacon was monitored from Neist Point Lighthouse, on Skye. ref cite web url http canmore.rcahms.gov.uk en site 172200 details south uist ushenish lighthouse title South Uist, Ushenish Lighthouse publisher Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland accessdate 16 January 2011 ref Footnotes reflist Category South Uist Category Lighthouses in Outer Hebrides Category Headlands of Scotland ga Uisinis ...   more details



  1. Pabbay

    There is more than one island named Pabbay Gaelic Audio Pabaigh.ogg Pabaigh in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. See Pabbay, Barra, Scotland in the Bishop s Isles Pabbay, Harris Pabbay, South Uist gbmapping NF775195 See also Papey Pabay Papa, Scotland geodis fr Pabay gd Pabbay nl Pabbay ...   more details



  1. Tigharry

    Tigharry lang gd Taigh a Ghearraidh is a small village on the west of North Uist . It is mostly a farming community.There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle s Cave. WesternIsles geo stub coord 57 36 N 7 31 W display title region GB type city source GNS enwiki Category Villages in the Outer Hebrides ...   more details



  1. Borve

    Borve may refer to places otherwise known as Borgh Villages in Scotland Borve, Barra Borve, Harris Borve, Lewis Borve, Skye Borve, North Uist Castles in Scotland Borve Castle, Benbecula Borve Castle, Sutherland See also Borge disambig de Borve nl Borve ...   more details



  1. Otternish

    Infobox UK place country Scotland static image static image caption latitude 57.698 longitude 7.193 official name Otternish gaelic name Otairnis population civil parish unitary scotland Outer Hebrides Na h Eileanan Siar constituency westminster Na h Eileanan an Iar UK Parliament constituency Na h Eileanan an Iar constituency scottish parliament Western Isles Scottish Parliament constituency Western Isles Eilean Siar post town ISLE OF NORTH UIST postcode district HS6 postcode area HS dial code 01876 os grid reference NF906794 Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, North Uist Berneray . ref cite web url http www.ports.org.uk port.asp?id 484 title Otternish publisher Ports and Harbours of the UK accessdate 13 September 2009 ref The slipway lies 6 miles 10  km north of Lochmaddy . When the Berneray, North Uist Causeway causeway was completed in December 1998, the slipway was no longer needed. Ancient human remains were found here in 1870. ref cite web url http www.scottish places.info towns townfirst8842.html title Otternish publisher Gazetteer for Scotland accessdate 14 September 2009 ref Footnotes Reflist Category Villages in the Outer Hebrides WesternIsles geo stub ...   more details




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