Ardminish

Ardminish
Scottish Gaelic: *Aird Mhèanais*
Ardminish Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhèanais;
	Ardminish Location within Argyll and Bute
Council area	Argyll and Bute;
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF GIGHA
Postcode district	PA41
Dialling code	01583
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute;
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute;

Ardminish (Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhèanais) is the sole village on the Isle of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and considered its "capital". It is connected to the mainland through a regular ferry service that runs to Tayinloan. In 1961 it had a population of 84.[1]

Ardminish has the pier, post office and shop.[2]

The name Ardminish means "The headland of the narrow point", from a mixture of Gaelic and Norse.[3]

Ardminish Bay, from the Gigha ferry
The Gigha Hotel, Ardminish

References

"Details of Ardminish". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-255082-2 P. 423.
"Placenames A-B" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

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[1] "Details of Ardminish". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[2] Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-255082-2 P. 423.

[3] "Placenames A-B" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 8 August 2020.