Amhuinnsuidhe
Amhuinnsuidhe is a settlement on Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Harris. Amhuinnsuidhe is centred on the country house, Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, which is adjacent to the B887 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Abhainn Suidhe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soay Beag and Soay Mòr.
Soay Beag
Island
Soay Beag is a small, uninhabited tidal island in West Loch Tarbert, between the northern and southern parts of Harris. Soay Beag is separated from the southwest coast of North Harris by the Soay Sound.
Soay Mòr
Island
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soay Mòr is an island in West Loch Tarbert, between the northern and southern parts of Harris. The uninhabited island is separated from the southwest coast of North Harris by the Soay Sound. The adjacent Soay Beag is accessible on foot at low tide. Soay Mòr is situated 2 miles southeast of Amhuinnsuidhe.
Loch Langavat
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Langavat is situated 1½ miles west of Amhuinnsuidhe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hushinish and Luskentyre.
Hushinish
Hamlet
Photo: Jamesmorrison, CC BY 2.0.
Huisinish or Hushinish 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. Hushinish is situated 4½ miles northwest of Amhuinnsuidhe.
Luskentyre
Village
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luskentyre is a sparse settlement on the west coast of Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Luskentyre is situated within the parish of Harris. The name Luskentyre derives from Lios-cinn-tir, meaning 'headland fort', although there is no trace or local knowledge of a fort at the headland. Luskentyre is situated 5 miles south of Amhuinnsuidhe.
Bunavoneadar
Hamlet
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bun Abhainn Eadarra or Bunavoneadar is a hamlet adjacent to the Loch Bun Abhainn Eadarra, on the south shore of North Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bunavoneadar is situated 6 miles east of Amhuinnsuidhe.
Amhuinnsuidhe
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.96217° or 57° 57′ 44″ northLongitude
-6.99281° or 6° 59′ 34″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
9C9MX264+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2903449447OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Amhuinnsuidhe” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Amhuinnsuidhe”
- Dutch: “Amhuinnsuidhe”
- French: “Amhuinnsuidhe”
- Irish: “Abhainn Suidhe”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Amhuinnsuidhe”. Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.