Shiskine

Shiskine
Scottish Gaelic: *An t-Seasgann*
Shiskine Scottish Gaelic: An t-Seasgann;
	The church, dedicated to St Molios who was a hermit on Holy Isle
	Shiskine Location within North Ayrshire
OS grid reference	NR911298
Civil parish	Kilmory;
Council area	North Ayrshire;
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF ARRAN
Postcode district	KA27
Dialling code	01770
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	North Ayrshire and Arran;
Scottish Parliament	Cunninghame North;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°31′05″N 5°18′29″W / 55.518°N 5.308°W

Shiskine (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Seasgann) is a small village on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilmory.^[1] Sitting further up the "Shiskine Valley" from the village of Blackwaterfoot, the village takes its name from a corruption of the Gaelic for "marshy place". Much of the area was essentially a swamp years ago, but now comprises farm land.

The village has its own primary school^[2] and local church.^[3] There is a possible hillfort at Cnoc Ballygowan close by to the village, though its antiquity is disputed.^[4] Shiskine is close to the peaks of Beinn Nuis and Beinn Bharrain.

References[edit]

^ "Details of Shiskine". Scottish Places. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "Shiskine Primary School". Education Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "Saint Molaise's Chapel, Pien, Arran". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "Site Record for Arran, Cnoc Ballygowan". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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[1] "Details of Shiskine". Scottish Places. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[2] "Shiskine Primary School". Education Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[3] "Saint Molaise's Chapel, Pien, Arran". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[4] "Site Record for Arran, Cnoc Ballygowan". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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v t e Isle of Arran
Main villages	Brodick Lamlash Lochranza Whiting Bay
Smaller villages and settlements	Birchburn Blackwaterfoot Catacol Cladach Corrie Dippen Kildonan Kilmory Lagg Machrie Pirnmill Sannox Shiskine Sliddery Strathwhillan Torbeg Whitefarland
Mountains and hills	Goat Fell Beinn Bharrain Beinn Tarsuinn Caisteal Abhail Cìr Mhòr Creag Ghlas Laggan Tighvein Sleeping Warrior
History	Brodick Castle Lochranza Castle Kildonan Castle Hutton's Unconformity Bruce's Castle
Environment	Arran whitebeams Glenashdale Falls
Economy	The Arran Banner Arran distillery
Surrounding islands	Holy Island Pladda Hamilton Isle Islands of the Clyde

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International	VIAF
National	Germany