Skigersta ( gd, 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
The Butt of Lewis ( gd, Rubha Robhanais) is the most northerly point of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The headland, which lies in the North Atlantic, is frequently battered by heavy swells and storms and is marked by the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse. ...
. Skigersta is situated within the parish of
Barvas
Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: ''Barabhas'' or ''Barbhas'', ) is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. North is the road ...
. There is a
quay
A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths ( mooring locatio ...
built in 1901 and a shingle beach.
The area of Skigersta near the shore is called 'Lachamore'. 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''.
History
Skigersta was a location for fish curing in the 19th century with the ruins of the curing bothies still visible next to the river
and a man-made channel in the shoreline allowing easier access for the boats. A cargo ship, the ''
Dunalistair'', was wrecked off Skigersta in 1885, in fog.
Creag Dubh (the black crag)
Located to the southeast of Skigersta is a small promontory with a cairn and possible
roundhouse remains. When archaeologists recorded it in the 2000s they feared that erosion would eliminate the site in the next decade.
In Literature
The village of "Crobost" in
Peter May's
Lewis Trilogy is thought to be an amalgamated of the village of
Adabroc and Skigersta.
Images
File:Pier at Port Sgiogarstaigh. - geograph.org.uk - 573141.jpg
File:Skigersta shore.jpg
File:Seas breaking at Port Sgiogarstaigh - geograph.org.uk - 2125328.jpg
File:Sgiogarstaidh - geograph.org.uk - 1345701.jpg
References
External links
Canmore - Mary: Sgiogarstaigh, Lewis, North Minch site recordCanmore - Cellarhead: Port Sgiogarstaigh, Lewis, North Minch site recordCanmore - Unknown: Lewis, North Minch site recordCanmore - Lewis, Cadha site recordCanmore - Lewis, Port Sgiogarstaigh, Pier site record
Villages in the Isle of Lewis
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