Hushinish

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Hushinish
Scottish Gaelic: Huisinis
Hushinish (Outer Hebrides)
Hushinish

Hushinish shown within the Outer Hebrides
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area Western Isles
Constituent country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF HARRIS
Postcode district HS3
Dialling code 01851
Police Northern
Fire Highlands and Islands
Ambulance Scottish
European Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament Western Isles
List of places: UKScotland

Coordinates: 57°59′N 7°06′W / 57.99, -7.1

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