Swainbost
Swainbost is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the district of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The name Swainbost meaning Sweins steading is of Viking derivation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Swanibost”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Moluag’s Church and Dùn Èistean.
St. Moluag’s Church
Church
Photo: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Moluag's church is a church in the village of Eoropie in Ness in the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It is one of the busiest visitor attractions in Ness, due to historical importance and because it is easily accessible from the road along a footpath. St. Moluag’s Church is situated 1½ miles north of Swainbost.
Dùn Èistean
Fort
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dùn Èistean is a multi-period archaeological site on an inter-tidal sea stack on the north east coast of the Isle of Lewis, near the village of Knockaird in the area of Nis in the Western Isles of Scotland. Dùn Èistean is situated 2 miles northeast of Swainbost.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Habost and Cross.
Habost
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Habost is the name of two crofting townships on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. One is in the Ness area at the northern tip of the island at grid reference NB519629 and is home to an arts and music centre.
Cross
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cross is a township on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Cross is within the parish of Barvas. Cross is also situated on the A857, between Stornoway and Port of Ness.
North Dell
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Dell is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. North Dell is within the parish of Barvas. It lies 5 km south of the Butt of Lewis, between the settlements of South Dell and Cross and comprises 22 crofts.
Swainbost
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.4799° or 58° 28′ 48″ northLongitude
-6.26918° or 6° 16′ 9″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
9CCMFPHJ+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1400032515OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Swainbost” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Swainbost”
- Dutch: “Swainbost”
- French: “Swainbost”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Suainabost”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Suaineabost”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swainbost”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.