Skigersta
Coordinates: 58°28′26″N 6°12′50″W / 58.474°N 6.214°W
Skigersta (Scottish Gaelic: Sgiogarstaigh) is a village to the south east of Ness on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Skigersta is situated within the parish of Barvas.[1] There is a quay built in 1901 and a shingle beach.[2] Skigersta was a location for fish curing in the 19th century with the ruins of the curing bothies still visible next to the river[2] and a man-made channel in the shoreline allowing easier access for the boats. The area of Skigersta near the shore is called 'Lachamore'.
A cargo ship, the Dunalistair, was wrecked off Skigersta in 1885, in fog.[3][4]
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.
References
- ↑ "Lewis, Skigersta". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- 1 2 "A Brief History of Skigersta". Ness Historical Society. Archived from the original on 6 July 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2006.
- ↑ "Dunalistair, Meall Geal, Lewis, North Minch". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wreck Report for 'Dunalistair', 1885". PortCities Southamption. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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- Canmore - Lewis, Cadha site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Port Sgiogarstaigh, Pier site record
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