Haun (Scotland)

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Haun
Scottish Gaelic Na Hann
Coordinates 57 ° 5 ′  N , 7 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 5 ′  N , 7 ° 18 ′  W
Haun (Scotland)
Haun
Haun
administration
Post town ISLE OF SOUTH UIST
ZIP code section HS8
prefix 01878
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Outer Hebrides
British Parliament Na h-Eileanan to Iar
Scottish Parliament Na h-Eileanan to Iar

Haun ( Gaelic : Na Hann ) is a scattered settlement on the Scottish Hebridean island of Eriskay . The coastal settlement is located in the northwest of the island and is part of the largest settlement agglomeration on the sparsely populated island. There is a post office in Haun and the church of St Michael's of the Sea is close to Haun. To the northwest of Haun, the Eriskay Causeway , a road embankment over the Eriskay Sound , reaches Eriskay from the neighboring island of South Uist .

Shrimp and lobster fishermen as well as textile processing businesses are based in Haun.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  2. a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland