Hushinish

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Hushinish slipway with view of Scarp across the water, September 2006
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Hushinish slipway with view of Scarp across the water, September 2006

Huisinish (Scottish Gaelic Huisinis) is a remote place on the west coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the end of a 12 mile long single track B road. The settlement of only four houses overlooking a white sand beach with views to the Atlantic. Nearby, and to the north, lies the uninhabited island of Scarp, the location of an experimental rocket postal service in the 1930s.

Coordinates: 57°59′58″N, 7°6′15″W