Hushinish Explained

Country:Scotland
Coordinates:57.9949°N -7.0935°W
Official Name:Hushinish
Gaelic Name:Hùisinis
Unitary Scotland:Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy Scotland:Western Isles
Constituency Westminster:Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Post Town:ISLE OF HARRIS
Postcode District:HS3
Postcode Area:HS
Dial Code:01851
Os Grid Reference:NA990119

Huisinish or Hushinish (Scottish Gaelic Hùisinis) is a remote place on the west coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the end of a 12adj=midNaNadj=mid 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.

Hushinish is the terminus of an infrequent bus service from Tarbert, Harris.

The name Hushinish is derived from Old Norse and means "house headland".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames. Iain Mac an Tàilleir. 2003. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. pdf. 23 July 2010.