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  2. North Uist - Wikipedia

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    North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island [49] and the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. [50] It has an area of 117 square miles (303 square kilometres), [4] slightly smaller than South Uist. North Uist is connected by causeways to Benbecula via Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare.

  3. Battle of Carinish - Wikipedia

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    In turn MacLeod raided North Uist, sending 40 men under his cousin Donald Glas MacLeod to seize goods that the locals had put for safety in the Trinity Temple at Carinish. On hearing this, Donald MacIain 'ic Sheumais (Donald, son of John, son of James) of Clan Ranald gathered his 12 gillemores and bound for Carinish. On his way, his force was ...

  4. Carinish - Wikipedia

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    Carinish (Scottish Gaelic: Càirinis), is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles (three kilometres) from the causeway to Benbecula. The hamlet is known for the Carinish Stone Circle and the Trinity Temple. Carinish is within the parish of North Uist [1] and is situated on the ...

  5. Uist - Wikipedia

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    Satellite photo of Outer Hebrides. Uist is a group of six islands that are part of the Outer Hebridean Archipelago, which is part of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.. North Uist and South Uist (/ ˈ juː ɪ s t / or / ˈ uː ɪ s t /; Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist [ˈɯ.ɪʃtʲ]) are two of the islands and are linked by causeways running via the isles of Benbecula and Grimsay.

  6. Dòmhnall Iain Dhonnchaidh - Wikipedia

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    Dòmhnaill Iain MacDhòmhnaill was born, the third of four children, in a croft at Peninerine on 7 February 1919. His father was the famous Seanchaidh Duncan MacDonald (Scottish Gaelic: Donnchaidh mac Dhòmhnaill 'ac Donnchaidh), who was originally from Snishival, but who traced his lineage back via North Uist to the Isle of Skye, and to the MacRury official bards to the Chiefs of Clan ...

  7. Haskeir - Wikipedia

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    Skilðar or Skilðir (meaning shields) may have been the Old Norse name for Haskeir. [1] [2] Skildar certainly appears on a map by Nicholas de Nicolay from 1583.There are various theories that somehow the transposition of this name to nearby St Kilda may have created the name for this latter archipelago, whose origins are otherwise obscure.

  8. Lochmaddy - Wikipedia

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    Lochmaddy (Scottish Gaelic: Loch nam Madadh [l̪ˠɔx nə ˈmat̪əɣ], "Loch of the Hounds") is the administrative centre of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Na Madaidhean (the wolves/hounds) are rocks in the bay after which the loch, and subsequently the village, are named. Lochmaddy is within the parish of North Uist. [1]

  9. Newtonferry - Wikipedia

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    Newtonferry (Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Long, "the harbour of the ships") [1] is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. [2] Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist. [3] A number of archaeological sites have been discovered in the vicinity. [4] [5]

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