Aird Tong

Aird Tong is a village in Western Isles, Scotland and has about 487 residents. Aird Tong is situated nearby to the hamlet Gearraidh Ghuirm, as well as near the village Upper Coll.

Type: Village with 487 residents
Description: human settlement in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Aird of Tong”, “Àird Thunga”, “Aird Tunga”, “Ard of Tongue”, and “Tong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stornoway Airport.

Stornoway Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stornoway Airport is an airfield located 2 miles east of the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland. Stornoway Airport is situated 2 miles south of Aird Tong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tong and Steinish.

Tong

Village

Photo: AllyLamont, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tong is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, 4 miles northeast of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527.

Steinish

Village

Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Steinish is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis, near Plasterfield and Stornoway Airport. Steinish is situated within the parish of Stornoway, and is also situated adjacent to the Laxdale estuary. Steinish is situated 2 miles south of Aird Tong.

Coll

Village

Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coll is a farming settlement near Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Coll is situated on the B895, between Stornoway and New Tolsta, and is also within the parish of Stornoway. Coll is situated 2 miles north of Aird Tong.

Aird Tong

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.24426° or 58° 14′ 39″ north

Longitude

-6.32965° or 6° 19′ 47″ west

Population

487

Elevation

102 feet (31 metres)

Open location code

9CCM6MVC+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 498436200

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2657604

Wikidata ID

Q24659094

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aird Tong” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Aird Tong”
Dutch: “Aird Tong”
Swedish: “Aird Tong”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tong Free Church and Tong Football Pitch.

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