Skigersta
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| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] NB543616] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
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| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Skigersta (Template:Langx) is a village to the south east of Ness on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is the easternmost settlement in the Ness district and is 5km (3miles) southeast of the Butt of Lewis.[1] Skigersta is situated within the parish of Barvas.[2] There is a quay built in 1901 and a shingle beach.[3] The area of Skigersta near the shore is called 'Lathamor'. To the south of Skigersta the moor begins and the road turns into a peat track; there are sheilings on the moor at Cuisiadar and if you follow the moor further south you reach the road at New Tolsta.
History
Skigersta was a location for fish curing in the 19th century with the ruins of the curing bothies still visible next to the river.[3] It benefited from a man-made channel in the shoreline which allowed easier access for the boats. A cargo ship, the Dunalistair, was wrecked off Skigersta in 1885, in fog.[4][5]
Creag Dubh (the black crag)
Located to the southeast of Skigersta is a small promontory with a cairn and possible roundhouse remains. When archaeologists recorded it in the 2000s they feared that erosion would eliminate the site in the next decade.[6]
In literature
The village of Crobost in Peter May's Lewis Trilogy is thought to be an amalgamated of the village of Adabroc and Skigersta.[7]
Images
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Skigersta from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A Brief History of Skigersta". Ness Historical Society. Archived from the original on 6 July 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2006.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wreck Report for 'Dunalistair', 1885". PortCities Southampton. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vol 36 (2009): STAC: The Severe Terrain Archaeological Campaign - investigation of stack sites of the Isle of Lewis 2003-2005 | Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports". journals.socantscot.org. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Peter May Trilogy - Fin's Aunt's House Skigersta - Isle Of Lewis". Outer Hebrides. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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