Carinish

Carinish (Scottish Gaelic: Càirinis), is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles (three kilometres) from the causeway to Benbecula. The hamlet is known for the Carinish Stone Circle and the Trinity Temple. Carinish is within the parish of North Uist[1] and is situated on the A865.[2]

Carinish
  • Scottish Gaelic: Càirinis

Free Church at Cairinis
Carinish
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNF820604
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF NORTH UIST
Postcode districtHS6
Dialling code01876
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

History

Carinish Stone Circle

Carinish Stone Circle is not in good condition – it has the A865 main road running almost through the middle of it.[3] About 50 metres to the north, a Neolithic settlement was found.

Trinity Temple
Main article: Teampull na Trionaid

Trinity Temple or Teampall na Trionad is the ruins of a 13th-century Augustinian nunnery and "college of learning". It is written in the Red Book of Clanranald that the nunnery was founded by Bethóc, the Prioress of Iona Nunnery and the daughter of Somerled, the ancestor of the Chiefs of Clan MacDougall, the Lords of the Isles, Clan Donald, Clan MacRory, and Clan MacAlister.[4][5] After probably being enlarged in the late 14th century by Amy MacRuari, divorcee of John, Lord of the Isles,[5] it was again enlarged in the 16th century, and restored in the 19th century, after it was destroyed during the Scottish Reformation. Admission is free and it is open at all times.

Battle of Carinish

The Battle of Carinish took place in 1601.[6]

People connected with Carinish

Carinish Inn

Carinish contains the modern Carinish Inn, once a landmark hotel in North Uist, which in 2008 was sold to the Free Church of Scotland to be transformed into a church.[8]

  • Carinish with the battlefield
  • The Teampull na Trionad
  • The Graveyard of the Teampull na Trionad
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References
  1. "Details of Carinish". Scottish Places. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. "A865/North Uist". Sabre. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. "North Uist, Carinish". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. Bill Lawson (2004), North Uist in History and Legend, Birlinn. Page 79.
  5. "North Uist, Carinish, Teampull Na Trionaid". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. "North Uist, Carinish, Feith Na Fala". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  7. Domhnall Ruadh Choruna, (1995), pages 144-147.
  8. "19 November 2008: Carinish Inn, North Uist, Western Isles". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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