Amhuinnsuidhe
Coordinates: 57°58′N 7°00′W / 57.96°N 7°W
| Amhuinnsuidhe | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Suidhe | |
 Amhuinnsuidhe
Amhuinnsuidhe shown within the Outer Hebrides |
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| OS grid reference | NB0408 |
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| Civil parish | Harris |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF HARRIS |
| Postcode district | HS3 |
| Dialling code | 01859 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Scottish Parliament | Western Isles (Eilean Siar) |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Amhuinnsuidhe (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Suidhe[1]) is a settlement on the Harris, Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is centred on based on the country house, Amhuinnsuidhe Castle.
[edit] Location
Amhuinnsuidhe lies on the northern shore of West Loch Tarbert on the Isle of Harris. It is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Tarbert.
[edit] History
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Amhuinnsuidhe Castle was built in 1865 for Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore.[2] The castle, as the North Harris Estate, remained in private ownership until 2003.
The 55,000-acre (220 km2) estate was transferred to community ownership in 2003, when the North Harris Trust purchasing the land in a community land purchase.[3][4] The castle and fishing rights were purchased by Ian Scarr-Hall. They are now operated as Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate, a sporting hotel and conference venue,.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Amhuinnsuidhe Castle". Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate. http://www.amhuinnsuidhe.com/about-amhuinnsuidhe.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ a b "History". Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate. http://www.amhuinnsuidhe.com/history.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "North Harris Trust". Highlands and Islands Enterprise. http://www.hie.co.uk/support-for-communities/community-projects/archive/north-harris-trust.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "What We Do". North Harris Trust. http://www.north-harris.org/what-we-do/. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
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