Ohagro

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Ohagro
Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language Scottish Gaelic
English
OS grid reference NB242394
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Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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58°15′N6°42′W / 58.25°N 6.70°W / 58.25; -6.70 Coordinates: 58°15′N6°42′W / 58.25°N 6.70°W / 58.25; -6.70

Ohagro is a seasonal settlement on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The area is occupied by shieling huts. [1]

Isle of Lewis northern part of the Scottish island Lewis and Harris

Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. It is also known as the Isle of Lewis, as the two parts are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands. The total area of Lewis is 683 square miles (1,770 km2).

Outer Hebrides archipelago and council area off the west coast of mainland Scotland

The Outer Hebrides, also known as the Western Isles, Innse Gall or the Long Isle/Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland. The islands are geographically coextensive with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. They form part of the archipelago of the Hebrides, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch, the Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides. Scottish Gaelic is the predominant spoken language, although in a few areas English speakers form a majority.

Shieling mountain pasture

A shieling, also spelt sheiling, shealing and sheeling, is a hut, or collection of huts, once common in wild or lonely places in the hills and mountains of Scotland and northern England. The word also refers to a mountain pasture used for the grazing of cattle in summer, implying transhumance between there and a valley settlement in winter.

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References

  1. "Lewis, Sidhean Ohagro". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland . Retrieved 20 December 2014.