Shulishader

Shulishader Scottish Gaelic:Siadar an Rubha
A view of Shulishader, looking north-west overBroad Baytowards another part of Lewis
Shulishader Location within theOuter Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic English
OS grid reference	NB535351
Civil parish	Stornoway
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district	HS2
Dialling code	01851
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Shulishader(Scottish Gaelic:Siadar an Rubha) is a small village with a population of around 120 people inPoint, Outer Hebrideson theIsle of Lewis,Scotland.Located on the north-western side of theEye Peninsula,it overlooksBroad Bay.Most of the village is over 60m above sea level, affording excellent views across the bay and northern Lewis, though the land falls gently towards the sea before ending in small cliffs. There are several small, difficult to access, sandy beaches, and a small cove on the coastline. The cove is accessible via 88 dilapidated steps, and contains a pebble peach, some natural caves and a concrete structure once used for boat moorings above the high tide line.

The village is essentially a dormitory village, and there are no amenities within the village, not even a church, which is unusual for a Lewis village. An hourly bus service passes through fromPortnagurantoStornowayand in the opposite direction, though services are less frequent in the evening.

The village is surrounded by common grazing land and moorland which is worked to providepeatas fuel, but this is a declining activity.Vodafoneerected a mobile phone mast on themoor,a short distance east of the centre of the village.

AStone Ageaxe was discovered in Shulishader in 1982,which wasradiocarbon datedto 3495–2910BC and is virtually complete with the axehead and original wooden haft.

External links

• Canmore - Lewis, Shulishader, Casteal Mhic Creacail site record
• Canmore - Shulishader, Point, Stornoway, Lewis site record