Cross
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cros” and “Cross, Lewis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Moluag’s Church and Lionel School.
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 2 miles north of Cross.
Lionel School
School
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lionel School is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Dell and Swainbost.
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
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.47467° or 58° 28′ 29″ northLongitude
-6.28104° or 6° 16′ 52″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9CCMFPF9+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1400032504OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to German—“Cross” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cross (Lewis)”
- Basque: “Cross”
- Dutch: “Cross, Lewis”
- French: “Cross”
- German: “Cross (Lewis and Harris)”
- German: “Cross”
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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 “Cross”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.