Fathoire

Fathoire is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Fathoire is situated nearby to the village Lochmaddy, as well as near the locality Strom na Fuirneis.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochmaddy Sheriff Court and Flodday.

Lochmaddy Sheriff Court

Courthouse

Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaddy Sheriff Court, also known as County Buildings, is a judicial building in Lochmaddy in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building.

Flodday is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The area of the island is recorded as 50 hectares in Rick Livingstone's tables, although it is not listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his tabulation of Scottish islands greater in size than 40 hectares.

Taigh Chearsabhagh

Building

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Taigh Chearsabhagh is an arts centre and museum in Lochmaddy on the island of North Uist, Scotland. Taigh Chearsabhagh was built in 1741 and originally used as an inn; it has since served as a post office, house and workshop before being developed as an arts centre since 1993.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochmaddy and Weavers Point.

Lochmaddy

Village

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North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway.

Weavers Point

Locality

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Weavers Point is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980. Weavers Point is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fathoire.