Amhuinnsuidhe

Amhuinnsuidhe
Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Suidhe
Amhuinnsuidhe

 Amhuinnsuidhe shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NB0408
Parish Harris
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
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
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament Western Isles (Eilean Siar)
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Amhuinnsuidhe (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Suidhe[1]) is a settlement on the Harris, Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is centred on based on the country house, Amhuinnsuidhe Castle.

Location

Amhuinnsuidhe lies on the northern shore of West Loch Tarbert on the Isle of Harris. It is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Tarbert.

History

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle was built in 1865 for Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore.[2] The castle, as the North Harris Estate, remained in private ownership until 2003.

The 55,000-acre (220 km2) estate was transferred to community ownership in 2003, when the North Harris Trust purchasing the land in a community land purchase.[3][4] The castle and fishing rights were purchased by Ian Scarr-Hall. They are now operated as Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate, a sporting hotel and conference venue,.[2]


Footnotes

  1. ^ "Amhuinnsuidhe Castle". Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate. http://www.amhuinnsuidhe.com/about-amhuinnsuidhe.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
  2. ^ a b "History". Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate. http://www.amhuinnsuidhe.com/history.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  3. ^ "North Harris Trust". Highlands and Islands Enterprise. http://www.hie.co.uk/support-for-communities/community-projects/archive/north-harris-trust.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  4. ^ "What We Do". North Harris Trust. http://www.north-harris.org/what-we-do/. Retrieved 2010-10-10.