Port of Ness
Port of Ness | |
Scottish Gaelic: Port Nis | |
Port of Ness, the beach and the harbour basin |
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Port of Ness |
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Language | Scottish Gaelic |
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English | |
OS grid reference | NB537638 |
Civil parish | Barvas |
Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Lieutenancy area | Western Isles |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
Postcode district | HS2 |
Dialling code | 01851 810 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Scottish Parliament | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Coordinates: 58°29′35″N 6°13′37″W / 58.493°N 6.227°W
Port of Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Port Nis) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Port of Ness is within the parish of Barvas.[1] Port of Ness is situated at the end of the A857, which runs from Stornoway.[2]
The harbour was constructed in the early 19th century.[3] An enlargement was built in 1893, with a breakwater added the following year.[3] Each year men from Ness district sail from the port to Sula Sgeir in the Atlantic Ocean in order to collect young gannets for food.[4] The event, which was first recorded in the 16th century,[5] is now licensed by the Scottish government.[6]
The Clach Stein standing stones are situated just to the north of the settlement.[7][8]
The boathouse at the harbour features in the Peter May novels, The Blackhouse and The Lewis Man.[9]
References
- ↑ "Lewis, Port of Ness". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "A857". Sabre. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Lewis, Port of Ness, Harbour". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "The Guga Hunters of Ness: creating the programme". BBC. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland 1875-1900". Google Books. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cliffhanger for a bloody tradition as last of Scotland's gannet hunters set sail". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Clach Stein - Standing Stones in Scotland in Isle of Lewis". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lewis, Ness, Clach Stein". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Peter May Trilogy - Port of Ness Harbour". Visit Outer Hebrides. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
External links
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- Canmore - Ness Trader: Port Nis, Lewis, North Minch site record
- Canmore - J A Good: Ness Bay, Lewis, North Minch
- Undiscovered Scotland - Port Nis