Newmarket

Newmarket 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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,580 residents
  • Description: village on Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Am Margaidh Ùr”, “Ath Transa”, “Ath Trasna”, and “Newmarket, Lewis”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lews Castle and Western Isles Hospital.

Castle
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is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, , Scotland. It was built in the years 1844–51 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese opium trade. is situated 1½ miles south of Newmarket.

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.

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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laxdale and Newvalley.

Village
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is a village in the Scottish , on the . Although nominally a distinct village, is now effectively a suburb of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the in the , Scotland. is within the parish of . The remains of the Priest's Glen stone circle are located the north of the settlement.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
and Harris are a single large island in the or Western Isles of Scotland. It's the third largest island in the British Archipelago, only Great Britain and Ireland being larger.

Newmarket

Latitude
58.23671° or 58° 14′ 12″ north
Longitude
-6.39321° or 6° 23′ 36″ west
Population
1,580
Open location code
9CCM6JP4+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5356491053
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q7018533
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Newmarket” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Newmarket (Lewis)”
  • Basque: “Newmarket”
  • Dutch: “Newmarket, Lewis”
  • French: “Newmarket”
  • Irish: “An Margaidh Ùr”
  • Spanish: “Newmarket (Escocia)”
  • Spanish: “Newmarket”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Benside and Guershader.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Laxdale Holiday Park and Loch Grinnavat.

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