Tong

Tong is a village on the , Scotland, 4 miles northeast of the main town of on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527.
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  • Type: Village with 527 residents
  • Description: village on the island of Lewis in Scotland
  • Also known as: “Tong, Lewis” and “トング村”
Photo: AllyLamont, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Stornoway Airport and Western Isles Hospital.

Aerodrome
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is an airfield located 2 miles east of the town of Stornoway on the , in . is situated 2 miles south of Tong.

Hospital
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The is a rural general hospital in on in the Western Isles of . It is managed by NHS Western Isles. is situated 2 miles southwest of Tong.

Monument
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The is a dedicated to the men from the area who lost their lives in World War I and those who survived the war only to drown while returning home during the 1919 sinking of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Tong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newmarket and Steinish.

Village
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is a village in the of Scotland, on the near . It is part of the Leodsoch countryside and a peat site is not far away. is situated 1½ miles west of Tong.

Village
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is a village in the , on the , near and . is situated within the parish of , and is also situated adjacent to the Laxdale estuary. is situated 1½ miles south of Tong.

Village
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is a village in the Scottish , on the . Although nominally a distinct village, is now effectively a suburb of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Tong.

Tong

Latitude
58.24373° or 58° 14′ 37″ north
Longitude
-6.34947° or 6° 20′ 58″ west
Population
527
Open location code
9CCM6MV2+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 498436058
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q7820910
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Tong” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tong (Lewis)”
  • Basque: “Tong”
  • Chinese: “汤村”
  • Czech: “Tong”
  • Dutch: “Tong”
  • Estonian: “Tong”
  • French: “Tong”
  • German: “Tong”
  • Hebrew: “טונג”
  • Irish: “Tunga”
  • Japanese: “トング”
  • Kashubian: “Tong”
  • Polish: “Tong”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tunga”
  • Silesian: “Tong”
  • Slovak: “Tong”
  • Spanish: “Tong”
  • Swedish: “Tong, Lewis”
  • Swedish: “Tong”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Aird Tong and Gearraidh Ghuirm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tong Community Centre and Tong Football Pitch.

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