Goathill
Goathill is a quarter in Western Isles, Scotland. Goathill is situated nearby to the quarter Bayhead, as well as near Manor Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lews Castle and Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church.
Lews Castle
Castle
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, 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.
Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church, is a place of worship of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Stornoway. The church edifice was completed in 1899 and opened on the 5th June that year.
Stornoway High Church
Church
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stornoway High Church is a place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Stornoway. The church celebrated its centenary in 2009. There is an English and Gaelic congregation in the church, the English congregation worships in the old church and the Gaelic congregation worships in the 'New Hall'.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewis and Stornoway.
Lewis
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lewis and Harris are a single large island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It's the third largest island in the British Archipelago, only Great Britain and Ireland being larger.
Stornoway
Photo: JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stornoway is the main town on Lewis and the admin centre for all of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Indeed it's the only town in these islands; it has the best amenities and transport links, and it's the obvious base for exploring both Lewis and Harris.
Plasterfield
Village
Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plasterfield is a hamlet in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. Plasterfield is within the parish of Stornoway. Plasterfield is a suburb of Stornoway and consists of two groups of houses, built after World War II.
Goathill
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Cnoc nan Gobhar” and “Goat Hill”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.21427° or 58° 12′ 51″ northLongitude
-6.3764° or 6° 22′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CCM6J7F+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5593411459OpenStreetMap feature
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