Otternish

Coordinates: 57°41′53″N 7°11′35″W / 57.698°N 7.193°W / 57.698; -7.193

Otternish
Scottish Gaelic: Otairnis
Otternish  Otternish shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NF906794
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF NORTH UIST
Postcode district	HS6
Dialling code	01876
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament	Western Isles (Eilean Siar)
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray.^[1] The slipway lies 6 miles (10 km) north of Lochmaddy. When the causeway was completed in December 1998, the slipway was no longer needed. Ancient human remains were found here in 1870.^[2]

Footnotes

1. ^ "Otternish". Ports and Harbours of the UK. http://www.ports.org.uk/port.asp?id=484. Retrieved 13 September 2009. 
2. ^ "Otternish". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst8842.html. Retrieved 14 September 2009.