Daliburgh. Coordinates : Daliburgh ( Scottish Gaelic : Dalabrog ) is a crofting township in Scotland situated one and a half miles west from Lochboisdale and has the second largest population of any township in South Uist .
Like Lochboisdale, Daliburgh has undergone major changes in recent years. The Sacred Heart hospital, built in 1894, was closed in 2000 and replaced by the newly-built Uist and Barra hospital in Benbecula . The old hospital has been converted into an a care home for the elderly, now known as Taigh a' Chridhe Uile Naomh, retaining the original hospital as a part of the new. The building is a significant user of renewable energy, with ground source heat pumps and three 6 kW wind turbines. South Uist. South Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
In the 2011 census it had a usually resident population of 1,754, a fall of 64 since 2001.[8] There is a nature reserve and a number of sites of archaeological interest, including the only location in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found. The population is about 90% Roman Catholic. The island, in common with the rest of the Hebrides, is one of the last remaining strongholds of the Gaelic language in Scotland. In 2006 South Uist, and neighbouring Benbecula and Eriskay were involved in Scotland's biggest community land buyout to date. In the north west there is a missile testing range. Geography and geology[edit] South Uist has a bedrock of Lewisian Gneiss,[9][10] high grade regional metamorphism dating back to 2900 million years ago in the Archaean.
Etymology[edit] History[edit] Lochboisdale became a major herring port later in the nineteenth century. Economy[edit] Cladh Hallan. Mike Parker Pearson, Peter Marshall, Jacqui Mulville and Helen Smith South Uist's machair was densely populated in prehistory, from around 2000 BC until the end of the Viking period around AD 1300.
The machair is a kilometre-wide strip of shell sand along the west coast of the islands which is today covered by grassland. It forms a flat plain in some places and hillocks or grassed-over dunes in others. It was formed in the Neolithic period, about 5000 years ago, when the earliest farming communities lived here. South Uist, Benbecula and Eriskay walks. South Uist has two contrasting sides.
Its eastern half rises in mountains which may be low by mainland standards but are as rugged and wild as any you'll find, they offer spectacular views over land and sea. To the west the fertile Machair - formed by sands blown onto the peat beneath - runs the whole length of the island and is fringed by an almost continuous beach. South Uist is linked to its neighbours, both north and south, by road causeways. Benbecula is a largely low-lying island, with vital employment provided by an army base, but there is much to explore here.
Eriskay, made famous by 'Whisky Galore', is the perfect small island, with a rugged hill, beautiful coastline and fine sandy beach - a little bit of heaven. Wind Observation Map - Britain. Uist and Barra « The Western Isles. “As for the emigrants, even now and knowing the hardships and tragedies to which they were exposed, it is not possible to judge where advantage may have lain between an island where one family could lose ten of eleven children in childhood, or in risking all and paying the price”.
(Angus MacMillan) The Uists are the central group of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist and South Uist are linked by causeways running via Benbecula and Grimsay, and the entire group is sometimes known as the Uists. The Minches and the Uists are a popular destination for the more adventurous or experienced of the yachting fraternity from around the British Isles. From south to north, the inhabited islands in the Uist group are Èirisgeigh (Eriskay), Uibhist a Deas (South Uist), Beinn nam Faoghla (Benbecula), Eilean Fhlodaigh (Flodda), Griomasaigh (Grimsay), Uibhist a Tuath (North Uist), Am Baile Sear (Baleshare) and Beàrnaraigh (Berneray).
Cladh Hallan Cemetery South Uist: Disclaimer. ScotRail. Official Caledonian MacBrayne Hebridean & Clyde Ferries site. South Uist. Scottish Islands - Everything you need to know about the Scottish Islands. Kildonan Centre. Hallan cemetery south uist.