Horgabost
Horgabost is a hamlet in Western Isles, Scotland. Horgabost is situated nearby to the hamlet Pàirc Niseaboist, as well as near the village Seilebost.Places of Interest
Highlights include MacLeod’s Stone.
MacLeod’s Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
MacLeod’s Stone is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borve and Luskentyre.
Borve
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve is a village in Harris in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is also within the parish of Harris, and is on the A859. Borve is situated 1½ miles southwest of Horgabost.
Luskentyre
Village
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luskentyre is a sparse settlement on the west coast of Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Luskentyre is situated within the parish of Harris. The name Luskentyre derives from Lios-cinn-tir, meaning 'headland fort', although there is no trace or local knowledge of a fort at the headland. Luskentyre is situated 2 miles northeast of Horgabost.
Scarista
Village
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scarista is a village, which is situated 3½ miles southwest of Horgabost.
Horgabost
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Torgabost”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.86096° or 57° 51′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.97801° or 6° 58′ 41″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
9C9MV26C+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 5308726729OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13280468
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