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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.

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Place details

Locality
Loch Baghasdail
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Lochboisdale
UK place.gaelic_name
Loch Baghasdail
UK place.static_image_name
The A865 road through Lochboisdale (geograph 4245080).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The main road through Lochboisdale
UK place.language
Scottish Gaelic
UK place.language1
English
UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.os_grid_reference
NF790195
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
177
UK place.london_distance_mi
485
UK place.post_town
ISLE OF SOUTH UIST
UK place.postcode_area
HS
UK place.postcode_district
HS8
UK place.dial_code
01878
UK place.civil_parish
South Uist
UK place.constituency_westminster
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
UK place.unitary_scotland
Na h-Eileanan Siar
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Western Isles

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Economy
  • Ferry service
  • Trivia
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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.

==History== The town profited from the herring boom in the 19th century, and a steamer pier was built in 1880. In 1905, a mission church was built, and by 1953, steamers were connecting Lochboisdale with Oban, Castlebay, Mallaig and Lochmaddy.

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