Timsgarry

Timsgarry
Scottish Gaelic: Tuimisgearraidh

The church at Timsgarry
Timsgarry
 Timsgarry shown within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB050338
Civil parishUig
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy areaWestern Isles
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district HS2
Dialling code 01851
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentNa h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish ParliamentNa h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 58°11′42″N 7°01′16″W / 58.195°N 7.021°W / 58.195; -7.021

Timsgarry (Scottish Gaelic: Tuimisgearraidh) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Timsgarry is home to the Baile na Cille Church,[1] and is situated within the parish of Uig.[2] Timsgarry used to have its own chapel, named Capail Mor, further to the west of the present church, which was built in 1724 near to the site of an earlier church, known as Capail Beag.[2][3] The former manse is still present, with the churchyard.[2][4] Fragments of Iron Age pottery were recovered from Dun Borranish, just to the south of the main settlement, in 1991.[5] The Uig Museum is located at Timsgarry, within the community centre, and displays local archaeology, such as the Uig Chessmen.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Baile na Cille Church". Uig Church. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lewis, Baile Na Cille, Capail Mor And Capail Beac". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Church in Uig before 1824". Uig Church. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lewis, Uig Parish Manse". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lewis, Borranish A Muigh". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Uig Museum". Comann Eachdraidh Uig. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Uig Chessmen". Comann Eachdraidh Uig. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Facilities". Uig Community Centre Association. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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