Skigersta

Skigersta
The road into Skigersta
Skigersta is located in Outer Hebrides
Skigersta
Skigersta
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB543616
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Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
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58°28′26″N 6°12′50″W / 58.474°N 6.214°W / 58.474; -6.214

Skigersta (Scottish Gaelic: Sgiogarstaigh) 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.

  1. ^ "Skigersta from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Lewis, Skigersta". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ^ "A Brief History of Skigersta". Ness Historical Society. Archived from the original on 6 July 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2006.