Skigersta

Skigersta (Scottish Gaelic: 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.^[1] Skigersta is situated within the parish of Barvas.^[2] There is a quay built in 1901 and a shingle beach.^[3] The area of Skigersta near the shore is called 'Lathamor'. 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.

Skigersta Scottish Gaelic: Sgiogarstaigh
The road into Skigersta
Skigersta Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic English
OS grid reference	NB543616
Civil parish	Barvas
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district	HS2
Dialling code	01851
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places UK Scotland 58.474°N 6.214°W / 58.474; -6.214

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.^[3] It benefited from a man-made channel in the shoreline which allowed easier access for the boats. A cargo ship, the Dunalistair, was wrecked off Skigersta in 1885, in fog.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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