Port of Ness
Port of Ness is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Port of Ness is within the parish of Barvas. Port of Ness is situated at the end of the A857, which runs from Stornoway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village at the north of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Callicvol”, “Callievol”, “Cealagmhol”, and “Port Nis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dùn Èistean and St. Moluag’s Church.
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.
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.
Port Stoth
Beach
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Stoth, known locally as Stoth and pronounced Stow, is a sheltered inlet just southeast of the Butt of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is the most northerly landing in the Outer Hebrides. Port Stoth is situated 1½ miles northwest of Port of Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lionel and Knockaird.
Lionel
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lionel is a village in the Ness area of the Isle of Lewis. Lionel is within the parish of Barvas. Lionel is situated near the northern end of the A857, at the junctions with the B8013 to Eoropie and the B8015 to Eorodale and Skigersta.
Knockaird
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockaird is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is the highest point in Port of Ness and is home to Dùn Èistean an ancient ruined fort on a small island that is joined by a bridge. Dùn Èistean is traditionally known as a stronghold of the Clan Morrison of Lewis.
Adabrock
Village
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adabrock, is a village in the area of Ness, Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Adabrock is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8015 between Lionel and Eorodale.
Port of Ness
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.49284° or 58° 29′ 34″ northLongitude
-6.22896° or 6° 13′ 44″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB NSAOpen location code
9CCMFQVC+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 921573976OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2640013Wikidata ID
Q7231213
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Port of Ness” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Port of Ness”
- Irish: “Port Nis”
- Japanese: “ポート・オブ・ネス”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Port Nis”
- “Port Nis”
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