Ardskenish

Ardskenish
Ardskenish
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR3491
Civil parish
  • Colonsay and Oronsay
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

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.


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