Habost
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.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lionel School and Dùn Èistean.
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. Dùn Èistean is situated 1½ miles northeast of Habost.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swainbost and Adabrock.
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.
Adabrock
Village
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adabrock, is a village in the area of Ness, Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Adabrock is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8015 between Lionel and Eorodale.
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.
Habost
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.48455° or 58° 29′ 4″ northLongitude
-6.25681° or 6° 15′ 25″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
9CCMFPMV+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1400032514OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Habost” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Habost”
- Dutch: “Habost”
- French: “Habost”
- Irish: “Tábost”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Tàbost”
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