Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Steinish |
Gaelic Name: | Steinnis |
Label Position: | top |
Static Image Name: | Rocky Shore at Stenish - geograph.org.uk - 206257.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The rocky shore viewed looking west from Steinish. The Tong Sands estuary is dangerous, with sinking sands and a strong tidal race. |
Language: | Scottish Gaelic |
Language1: | English |
Os Grid Reference: | NB447338 |
Coordinates: | 58.22°N -6.347°W |
Civil Parish: | Stornoway |
Unitary Scotland: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Western Isles |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Constituency Westminster: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Post Town: | STORNOWAY |
Postcode Area: | HS |
Postcode District: | HS1 |
Dial Code: | 01851 |
Steinish (gd|Steinnis, IPA:[ˈʃtʰʲeɲɪʃ]) is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis, near Plasterfield and Stornoway Airport. Steinish is situated within the parish of Stornoway,[1] and is also situated adjacent to the Laxdale estuary.[2] A treasure trove was discovered in Steinish, in 1876, containing coins from the era of Francis and Mary, Mary, and James VI.
Wildlife in the area includes the Arctic tern, the corn crake, the blackpoll warbler and the knot, as well as a sighting of the cattle egret.[3]