OS grid reference NA990119 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district HS3 Local time Friday 8:45 AM | Post town ISLE OF HARRIS Dialling code 01851 Lieutenancy area Outer Hebrides | |
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Huisinish or Hushinish (Scottish Gaelic Hùisinis) is a remote place on the west coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the end of a 12 mile long single track B road. The settlement of only four houses overlooking a white sand beach with views to the Atlantic. Nearby, and to the north, lies the uninhabited island of Scarp, the location of an experimental rocket postal service in the 1930s.
Map of Hushinish, Isle of Harris, UK
The name Hushinish is derived from Old Norse and means "house headland".
References
Hushinish Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA