Ardminish

Ardminish
Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhèanais
Ardminish
 Ardminish shown within Argyll and Bute
Council areaArgyll and Bute
Lieutenancy areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF GIGHA
Postcode district PA41
Dialling code 01583
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentArgyll and Bute
Scottish ParliamentArgyll and Bute
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 55°40′N 5°45′W / 55.66°N 5.75°W / 55.66; -5.75

Ardminish (Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhèanais) is the sole village on Gigha in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and considered its "capital". It is connected to the mainland through a regular ferry service that runs to Tayinloan.

Ardminish has the pier, post office and shop.[1]

The name Ardminish means "The headland of the narrow point", from a mixture of Gaelic and Norse.

References

  1. ↑ Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-255082-2 P. 423.
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