Askernish
Askernish is a crofting community on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Askernish is in the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the A865 north of Daliburgh.Photo: Jeremy Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Aisgernis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hallan Roundhouses.
Hallan Roundhouses
Archaeological site
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cladh Hallan is an archaeological site on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is significant as the only place in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton and Daliburgh.
Milton
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton is the name of a tack or tenant farm on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It was on this tack that Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald was born and spent her childhood. Milton is situated 1½ miles north of Askernish.
Daliburgh
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Daliburgh is a crofting township on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Daliburgh is situated 1+1⁄2 miles west from Lochboisdale, has the second largest population of any township in South Uist, and is also in the parish of South Uist. Daliburgh is situated 1½ miles southeast of Askernish.
Bornish
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale. Bornish is situated 3½ miles north of Askernish.
Askernish
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.18709° or 57° 11′ 14″ northLongitude
-7.39745° or 7° 23′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C9J5JP3+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5152595476OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q4699127
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Old English—“Askernish” goes by many names.
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