Swainbost Standing Stone
Swainbost Standing Stone is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Swainbost Standing Stone is situated nearby to the cemetery Teampall Pheadair, as well as near the beach Tràigh Shuaineboist.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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 1¼ miles northeast of Swainbost Standing Stone.
Lionel School
School
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lionel School is situated 1 mile east of Swainbost Standing Stone.
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 2 miles northeast of Swainbost Standing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swainbost and Habost.
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.
Eoropie
Village
Photo: AmosWolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eoropie is the most northerly village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Eoropie is within the parish of Barvas.
Swainbost Standing Stone
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.4908° or 58° 29′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.27962° or 6° 16′ 47″ westOpen location code
9CCMFPRC+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 12877141010OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Teampall Pheadair and Tràigh Shuaineboist.
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