Ardminish
Human settlement in Scotland
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Ardminish
Location within Argyll and Bute
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Ardminish (Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhèanais) is the sole village on the Isle of 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. In 1961 it had a population of 84.[1]
Ardminish has the pier, post office and shop.[2]
The name Ardminish means "The headland of the narrow point", from a mixture of Gaelic and Norse.[3]
- Ardminish Bay, from the Gigha ferry
- The Gigha Hotel, Ardminish
References
- ^ "Details of Ardminish". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-255082-2 P. 423.
- ^ "Placenames A-B" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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