Usinish


(Ushenish, Uisinis)

A headland and peninsula on the remote east coast of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Usinish (also Ushenish, Gael: Uisinis) is located 2½ miles (4 km) southeast of Loch Skiport. David and Thomas Stevenson built a lighthouse here in 1857. Glen Usinish and Usinish Bay lie to the southwest.


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