Amhuinnsuidhe

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Amhuinnsuidhe
Amhuinnsuidhe (Outer Hebrides)
Amhuinnsuidhe

Amhuinnsuidhe shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NB0408
Parish Harris
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Constituent country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF HARRIS
Postcode district HS3
Dialling code 01859
Police Northern
Fire Highlands and Islands
Ambulance Scottish
European Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament Western Isles (Eilean Siar)
List of places: UK • Scotland

Coordinates: 57°58′N 7°00′W / 57.96, -7

Amhuinnsuidhe is a settlement on the Isle of Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Amhuinnsuidhe is the Gaelic for sitting by the river.[1] Amhuinnsuidhe Castle was built in 1865 for the Earl of Dunmore. In 2003 the 55,000 acre North Harris Estate was transferred from private ownership to community ownership. Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate purchased the castle and the fishing rights and now operate it as a hotel. The North Harris Trust purchased the land in a community land purchase.[2]

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle


[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Amhuinnsuidhe Castle. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  2. ^ Friends of North Harris. North Harris Trust. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
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