Brenish
Brenish is a small village situated on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, which is part of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Brenish is within the parish of Uig. The name of the village is sometimes spelt Breanish, however maps normally refer to Brenish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Buckbuchanan, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 25 residents
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Breanish”, “Breinis”, and “Brèinis”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mealista and Ardroil.
Mealista
Locality
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mealista was a township in the west of the Isle of Lewis. It is currently largely uninhabited due to the Highland Clearances, which occurred there in 1838. The beach is a visitor attraction.
Ardroil
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardroil is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ardroil is within the parish of Uig. Ardroil is situated 5 miles northeast of Brenish.
Brenish
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.11885° or 58° 7′ 8″ northLongitude
-7.11144° or 7° 6′ 41″ westPopulation
25Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9CCJ4V9Q+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4195150040OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2654792Wikidata ID
Q4961222
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Brenish” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Brenish”
- Dutch: “Brenish”
- French: “Brenish”
- Irish: “Bréinis”
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