Tigharry
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Tigharry Post Office | |
Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
OS grid reference | NF714718 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Historic county | |
Post town | NORTH UIST |
Postcode district | HS6 |
Dialling code | 01876 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Tigharry (Scottish Gaelic : Taigh a' Ghearraidh) is a small village on the west of North Uist. It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave. Tigharry is within the parish of North Uist and used to have its own chapel, known as St. Clement's and dating from prior to 1654. [1]
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