Amhuinnsuidhe is a settlement on the Harris, Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is centred on based on the country house, Amhuinnsuidhe Castle.

Location

Amhuinnsuidhe lies on the northern shore of West Loch Tarbert

West Loch Tarbert

West Loch Tarbert is a sea loch that separates the northern and southern parts of the island of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. A small isthmus joins these two areas, on which is to be found the village of Tarbert. The loch contains the islands Soay Mòr, Soay Beag and Isay, while...

 on the Isle of Harris. It is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Tarbert

Tarbert, Harris

Tarbert is the main community on Harris in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is also a car ferry terminal to Uig on Skye. Its name means "isthmus".-1990 RAF air crash:...

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History

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle is a large private country house on the Isle of Harris, one of the Western Isles off the north-west coast of Scotland. The house was built in 1865 for the 7th Earl of Dunmore, the then owner of the island. Amhuinnsuidhe was designed in the Scottish baronial style by architect...

 was built in 1865 for Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore

Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore

Charles Adolphus Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore VD , styled Viscount Fincastle from birth until 1845, was a Scottish peer and Conservative politician.-Background:...

. The castle, as the North Harris Estate, remained in private ownership until 2003.

The 55000 acres (222.6 km²) estate was transferred to community ownership in 2003, when the North Harris Trust purchasing the land in a community land purchase. The castle and fishing rights were purchased by Ian Scarr-Hall. They are now operated as Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate, a sporting hotel and conference venue,.