Shiskine

{{short description|Village on the Isle of Arran, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Shiskine

| scots_name =

| gaelic_name = An t-Seasgann

| static_image_name = St Molios, Shiskine 450730.jpg

| static_image_caption = The church, dedicated to St Molios who was a hermit on Holy Isle

| country = Scotland

| map_type = Scotland

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| os_grid_reference = NR911298

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| coordinates = {{coord|55.518|-5.308|display=inline,title}}

| post_town = ISLE OF ARRAN

| postcode_area = KA

| postcode_district = KA27

| dial_code = 01770

| civil_parish = Kilmory

| unitary_scotland = North Ayrshire

| lieutenancy_scotland = Ayrshire and Arran

| constituency_westminster = North Ayrshire and Arran

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Cunninghame North

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Shiskine ({{langx|gd|An t-Seasgann}}) is a small village on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilmory.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/towndetails1482.html|title=Details of Shiskine|publisher=Scottish Places|accessdate=30 December 2014}} Sitting further up the "Shiskine Valley" from the village of Blackwaterfoot, the village takes its name from a corruption of the Gaelic for "marshy place". Much of the area was essentially a swamp years ago, but now comprises farm land.

The village has its own primary school{{cite web|url=http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/myschool/findaschool/schools/shiskineprimaryschoolnorthayrshire.asp|title=Shiskine Primary School|publisher=Education Scotland|accessdate=30 December 2014}} and local church.{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/39714/details/saint+molaise+s+chapel+pien+arran/|title=Saint Molaise's Chapel, Pien, Arran|work=Canmore|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|accessdate=30 December 2014}} There is a possible hillfort at Cnoc Ballygowan close by to the village, though its antiquity is disputed.{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/39617/details/arran+cnoc+ballygowan/|title=Site Record for Arran, Cnoc Ballygowan|work=Canmore|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|accessdate=13 August 2014}} Shiskine is close to the peaks of Beinn Nuis and Beinn Bharrain.