Ardskenish

Ardskenish
Ardskenish Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR3491
Civil parish	Colonsay and Oronsay
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 56°02′31″N6°15′53″W / 56.041822°N 6.2647646°W / 56.041822; -6.2647646

Ardskenish is a hamlet on the island of Colonsay, in the civil parish of Colonsay and Oronsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

History

The name "Ardskenish" may mean "Skiði's headland", being Norse and "àird" being added tautologically from Gaelic. ^[1]

References

1. "Placenames A-B" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

External links

• "Colonsay, Ardskenish". Canmore . Retrieved 1 September 2021.