Aignish

Aignish

Aignish (Scottish Gaelic: "Aiginis") is located northwest of Knock and east of Stornoway on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis. The township is at the island side of the isthmus connecting to the Eye peninsula. [ [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst8662.html Aignish] on the Gazetteer for Scotland]

The crofting village contains the historic Eye Church (Scottish Gaelic: "Ui"), 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.

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External links

* [http://www.globalguide.org/?title=Aignish Aignish] on the GlobalGuide.org


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