Garrabost
Garrabost is a village in the Point peninsula isthmus on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is one of the largest in Point, comprising Upper and Lower Garrabost, and Claypark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Garabost” and “Gàrrabost”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ui Church and Aignish Farm Raiders Monument.
Ui Church
Church
Photo: Morrismaciver, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ui Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Garrabost.
Aignish Farm Raiders Monument
Memorial
Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aignish Farm Raiders Monument is a memorial, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Garrabost.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bayble and Shulishader.
Bayble
Village
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Bayble is a village in Point, on the Isle of Lewis, 6 miles east of Stornoway. Bayble is also within the parish of Stornoway. There are around 400 people living in Bayble.
Shulishader
Village
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shulishader is a small village with a population of around 120 people in Point, Outer Hebrides on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Located on the north-western side of the Eye Peninsula, it overlooks Broad Bay. Shulishader is situated 1½ miles northeast of Garrabost.
Aignish
Village
Photo: Morrismaciver, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Aignish is located northwest of Knock and east of Stornoway on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The township is at the island side of the isthmus connecting to the Eye peninsula. Aignish is situated 1½ miles southwest of Garrabost.
Garrabost
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.21953° or 58° 13′ 10″ northLongitude
-6.23158° or 6° 13′ 54″ westElevation
220 feet (67 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB RRBOpen location code
9CCM6Q99+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 921491527OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2648857Wikidata ID
Q3778614
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