Knockaird
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “An Cnoc Àrd” and “Croc Ard”
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fivepenny and Port of Ness.
Fivepenny
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fivepenny is one of the many villages in the Lewis district of Ness and part of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Fivepenny is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8014, between Port of Ness and Eoropie.
Port of Ness
Village
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.
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
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.49835° or 58° 29′ 54″ northLongitude
-6.23903° or 6° 14′ 21″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9CCMFQX6+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 1400032509OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Knockaird” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Knockaird”
- Dutch: “Knockaird”
- French: “Knockaird”
- Irish: “An Cnoc Árd”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Cnoc Ard”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc Ard”
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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 “Knockaird”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.