Barvas Cemetery
Barvas Cemetery is a cemetery in Western Isles, Scotland. Barvas Cemetery is situated nearby to the cemetery Cladh Mhuire, as well as near the grassland Machair Bharabhais.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clach an Trushal Standing Stone.
Clach an Trushal Standing Stone
Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clach an Trushal is said to be the tallest standing stone in Scotland. Above ground it stands approximately 5.8 metres tall, is 1.83 m wide and at its thickest point is 1.5 m thick, with a girth at its base of 4.75 m. Clach an Trushal Standing Stone is situated 2 miles northeast of Barvas Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barvas and Brue.
Barvas
Village
Photo: Sfniall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barvas is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. Barvas is situated 1½ miles south of Barvas Cemetery.
Brue
Village
Brue is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is a crofting township and it is composed of two areas: Am Baile Staigh, which is nearer the coast, and Pàirc Bhrù, which runs towards the moor. Brue is situated 1½ miles southwest of Barvas Cemetery.
Ballantrushal
Village
Photo: DJB, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballantrushal is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballantrushal is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A857. Ballantrushal is situated 2 miles northeast of Barvas Cemetery.
Barvas Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Cladh Bharabhais”
- Category: burial
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.37542° or 58° 22′ 32″ northLongitude
-6.53089° or 6° 31′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCM9FG9+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 689102258OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cladh Mhuire and Machair Bharabhais.
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