Port Stoth
Port Stoth, known locally as Stoth and pronounced Stow, is a sheltered inlet just southeast of the Butt of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is the most northerly landing in the Outer Hebrides.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Beach
- Description: inlet in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Port Sto” and “Stoth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Butt of Lewis Lighthouse and St. Moluag’s Church.
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, designed by David Stevenson, was built at Butt of Lewis to aid shipping in the 1860s. Unusual for a lighthouse in Scotland, it is constructed of red brick, and is unpainted. Butt of Lewis Lighthouse is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Port Stoth.
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 2,900 feet southwest of Port Stoth.
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 1 mile southeast of Port Stoth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eoropie and Fivepenny.
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.
Fivepenny
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fivepenny is one of the many villages in the Lewis district of Ness and part of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Fivepenny is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8014, between Port of Ness and Eoropie.
Knockaird
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockaird is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is the highest point in Port of Ness and is home to Dùn Èistean an ancient ruined fort on a small island that is joined by a bridge. Dùn Èistean is traditionally known as a stronghold of the Clan Morrison of Lewis.
Port Stoth
- Categories: inlet and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.51098° or 58° 30′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.25339° or 6° 15′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CCMGP6W+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 126548845OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q7230959
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In Other Languages
“Port Stoth” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Port Stoth”
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