Askernish, South Uist

Name: Askernish
Address: South Uist, United Kingdom

#17 among attractions in South Uist

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Askernish is a crofting community on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Askernish is in the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the A865 north of Daliburgh. The Askerish golf course, designed by Old Tom Morris is located on the coast and has a view of the beach. ()

Coordinates: 57°11'13"N, 7°23'28"W

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South Uist United Kingdom

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Askernish – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Loch Hallan, Ormacleit Castle, Cladh Hallan, Dun Vulan.

1 miS
Lake
Loch Hallan, South Uist
25 min walk • Loch Hallan is a loch in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is located in the parish of South Uist, approximately 1 mile south of Askernish and half a mile northwest of Daliburgh.
5.1 miN
Forts and castles
Ormacleit Castle, South Uist
131 min walk • Ormacleit Castle is a ruined mansion house of the early 18th century. It is located on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. It was built in the early years of the 18th century by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and occupied from 1707.
1.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Cladh Hallan, South Uist
33 min walk • Cladh Hallan is an archaeological site on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is significant as the only place in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found.
4.3 miNW
Archaeological site
Dun Vulan, South Uist
110 min walk • Dun Vulan Broch is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Easaval, South Uist
132 min walk • Easaval is one of the smallest hills on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a height of 243 metres.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Ruigh Choinnich, South Uist
116 min walk • Beinn Ruigh Choinnich is a hill which overlooks the port of Lochboisdale on the east coast of the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides Scotland.
3.9 miN
Village
Bornish, South Uist
100 min walk • Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale.
6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mhòr, South Uist
156 min walk • Beinn Mhòr is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 620 metres, it is the highest point on the island. The name Beinn Mhòr is Gaelic for "big mountain". The correct name for the mountain in Gaelic is Gèideabhal.
5.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Calvay Castle
144 min walk • Calvay Castle is a ruined castle on an islet close to the island of Calbhaigh, at the eastern approaches to Loch Boisdale, South Uist. The castle is linked by a causeway from Calbhaigh, which becomes inundated at high tide. The castle is a scheduled monument.
1.5 miSE
Church
Daliburgh, South Uist
39 min walk • Daliburgh is a crofting township on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Daliburgh is situated 1+1⁄2 miles west from Lochboisdale, has the second largest population of any township in South Uist, and is also in the parish of South Uist.
3.8 miSE
Village
Lochboisdale, South Uist
98 min walk • Lochboisdale is the main village and port on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A865.