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Aignish

Field	Value
country	Scotland
static_image_name	St Columbas Church, Aiginis, Isle of Lewis.jpg
static_image_caption	St Columba's Church, Aignish
coordinates
os_grid_reference	NB486324
official_name	Aignish
gaelic_name	Aiginis
label_position	top
language	Scottish Gaelic
language1	English
civil_parish	Stornoway
unitary_scotland	Na h-Eileanan Siar
lieutenancy_scotland	Western Isles
constituency_westminster	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
constituency_scottish_parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
post_town	ISLE OF LEWIS
postcode_district	HS2
postcode_area	HS
dial_code	01851

Aignish () is located northwest of Knock and east of Stornoway on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The township is at the island side of the isthmus connecting to the Eye peninsula. Aignish is within the parish of Stornoway, and is situated on the A866 between Stornoway and Portnaguran.

History

Church

The crofting village contains the historic Ui Church (Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais na h-Aoidhe), a large pre-Reformation Church. The present church buildings are believed to be medieval, built during two separate construction phases. They were constructed on the site believed to be the cell of St Catan, a contemporary of St Columba. The church was the burial ground of the MacLeods of Lewis.

Land Raiders

Aignish is important in the context of the history of Scottish land reform following the Aignish Riot of January 1888. This took place in the aftermath of land agitation following the groundbreaking legal victory of the Bernera Riot of 1874 and the Park deer raid of 1887. It was part of the Crofters War and involved a standoff between the local landless peasantry and the heavily armed marines that were drafted in. The courage of the people is now marked by a memorial cairn.

Community

Aignish consists of a large number of houses. It is the first village entered in Point. Aignish falls into the catchment of the new Point primary school, Sgoil an Rubha, in Bayble. Bus services are available daily (except Sundays) to and from Stornoway bus station.

References

"Details of Aignish". [[Gazetteer for Scotland]].
"Aignish". [[Gazetteer for Scotland]].

Wikipedia Source

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