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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Carinish like this:
Carinish, a village in North Uist parish, Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire, on the S coast of North Uist island, 13 miles SW of Lochmaddy. It has a post office under Lochmaddy, a Church of Scotland mission chapel, a Free church, and a public school, which, with accommodation for 80 children, had (1880) an average attendance of 53, and a grant of £52,15s.
Carinish is now part of NA H EILEANAN AN IAR Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NA H EILEANAN AN IAR has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Carinish itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Carinish, in Na H Eileanan An Iar and Inverness Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22363
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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