Shiskine
Shiskine
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Shiskine Location within North Ayrshire | |
| OS grid reference | NR911298 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF ARRAN |
| Postcode district | KA27 |
| Dialling code | 01770 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Shiskine (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Seasgann) is a small village on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilmory.[1] Sitting further up the "Shiskine Valley" from the village of Blackwaterfoot, the village takes its name from a corruption of the Gaelic for "marshy place". Much of the area was essentially a swamp years ago, but now comprises farm land.
The village has its own primary school[2] and local church.[3] There is a possible hillfort at Cnoc Ballygowan close by to the village, though its antiquity is disputed.[4] Shiskine is close to the peaks of Beinn Nuis and Beinn Bharrain.
References
- ^ "Details of Shiskine". Scottish Places. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Shiskine Primary School". Education Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Arran, Pien, Saint Molaise's Chapel (Site no. NR93SW 19)". Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Arran, Cnoc Ballygowan (Site no. NR92NW 1)". Retrieved 1 July 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shiskine.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Arran, Shiskine, General (Site no. NR92NW 70)".
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Arran, Blackwaterfoot, Shiskine Golf Course (Site no. NR82NE 17)".