Daliburgh

Daliburgh

Coordinates: 57°10′N 7°22′W / 57.17°N 7.37°W / 57.17; -7.37

Daliburgh
Scottish Gaelic: Dalabrog
Daliburgh is located in Outer Hebrides
Daliburgh

 Daliburgh shown within the Outer Hebrides
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area Western Isles
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF SOUTH UIST
Postcode district HS8
Dialling code 01878
Police Northern
Fire Highlands and Islands
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament Western Isles
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Daliburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dalabrog) is a crofting township in Scotland situated one and a half miles west from Lochboisdale and has the second largest population of any township in South Uist.

Like Lochboisdale, Daliburgh has undergone major changes in recent years.

The Sacred Heart hospital, built in 1894, was closed in 2000 and replaced by the newly-built Uist and Barra hospital in Benbecula. The old hospital has been converted into an a care home for the elderly, now known as Taigh a' Chridhe Uile Naomh, retaining the original hospital as a part of the new. The building is a significant user of renewable energy, with ground source heat pumps and three 6kW wind turbines.

Previously the care home was across the road in the 1970s Uist House - which in 2010 became the Uist Travel Lodge and Bunkhouse, incorporating a cafe and gift shop.

Near to Taigh a' Chridhe Uile Naomh is the South Uist Medical Centre, offering doctors consultations, practice nurses and pharmacy

A commercial office development financed by Western Isles Enterprise but remaining unoccupied for nearly ten years, finally in 2010 it was announced that it would became the offices for Stòras Uibhist, the community-owned landlord of South Uist, Eriskay and much of Benbecula, relocating from the old manse in Bornish.

Daliburgh is well-known for its annual summer music school, Ceòlas, which runs for one week every July in the local school and includes classes for both adults and children. Ceòlas also runs youth music classes throughout the year, and has a small office adjacent to the school itself.

Daliburgh School lost its first-year secondary class in 2009, and now offers primary schooling for ages 5 to 12, with and independent Craoligean (nursery/after-school club) next door

The South End Community Hall on the northern edge of Daliburgh includes a fitness suite and indoor sports facilities.

The Church of Scotland has a large traditional 19th century church building, with attached hall and manse, at the junction by the Borrodale Hotel. Along the road to the west - strictly in the township of Cille Pheadair is the Roman Catholic church of Saint Peter, with a public hall opposite used for a wide variety of functions, including public ceilidhs and dances, sales, private parties and so on.

Businesses located within the township include - are the Post Office, the Co-op supermarket, Borrodale Hotel (public internet access available), Scottish Hydro Electric shop, Burnside Fish and Chips and filling station, and the thrift shop (charity shop) where you can also get teas, coffes and eatables.

Adjacent to the Borrodale Hotel a memorial commemorates the life and poetic works of Donald J MacDonald, a Gaelic bàrd (ie poet) who lived in Daliburgh in the mid 20th century.

Also in Daliburgh there is a fire and rescue service station (manned by volunteers) and a small territorial army centre.

External links

grid reference NF753213


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