Aignish
Aignish (
History
Church
The
Land Raiders
Aignish is important in the context of the history of Scottish land reform following the Aignish Riot of January 1888. This took place in the aftermath of land agitation following the groundbreaking legal victory of the Bernera Riot of 1874 and the Park deer raid of 1887. It was part of the Crofters War and involved a standoff between the local landless peasantry and the heavily armed marines that were drafted in. The courage of the people is now marked by a memorial cairn.
Community
Aignish consists of a large number of houses. It is the first village entered in Point. Aignish falls into the catchment of the new Point primary school, Sgoil an Rubha, in Bayble. Bus services are available daily (except Sundays) to and from Stornoway bus station.[3]
References
- ^ "Details of Aignish". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "A866". Sabre. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Aignish". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2005.
External links
- Canmore - Lewis, Aignish, St Columba's Church site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Aignish Farm Raiders Monument site record
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