Park
Park, also known as South Lochs, is a huge area of land connected to the rest of Lewis only by a narrow neck between Loch Seaforth and Loch Erisort. This had a wall called Gàrradh an Tighearna built across it by the Earl of Seaforth in the early 17th century, the outline of which can still be seen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Region
- Description: district of the Isle of Lewis and peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “A‘ Phàirc”, “Ceann a Deas nan Loch”, “Pairc”, “Park, Lewis”, and “South Lochs”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arivruach and Balallan.
Arivruach
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airidh a' Bhruaich is a scattered crofting township in the South Lochs district of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the head of the sea loch of Loch Seaforth.
Balallan
Village
Photo: David Wake, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balallan, meaning "Allan's Town", is a crofting township on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Balallan is within the parish of Lochs.
Gravir
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gravir, is a village on the shore of Loch Odhairn in the Park district of the Isle of Lewis. Gravir is within the parish of Lochs. There is a Free Church, a school and a voluntary fire station in the village.
Park
- Categories: district, peninsula, and locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.01883° or 58° 1′ 8″ northLongitude
-6.59642° or 6° 35′ 47″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
9CCM2C93+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 13375062766OpenStreetMap feature
place=region
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Park” goes by many names.
- Irish: “A‘ Pháirc”
- Irish: “A’ Pháirc”
- Irish: “Ceann a Deas nan Loch”
- Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Phàirc”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann a Deas nan Loch”
- “A‘ Phàirc”
- “Ceann a Deas nan Loch”
- “Park”
- “South Lochs”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Creag na Beirighe and Loch na Beirighe.
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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 “Park”. Photo: Ritchyblack, FAL.