Breivig

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Breivig
  • Scottish Gaelic: Brèibhig
Brevig Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 624119.jpg
Breivig Harbour
Breivig is located in Outer Hebrides
Breivig
Breivig
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB481391
Civil parish
Council area
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Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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58°16′08″N 6°17′42″W / 58.269°N 6.295°W / 58.269; -6.295Coordinates: 58°16′08″N 6°17′42″W / 58.269°N 6.295°W / 58.269; -6.295

Breivig[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Brèibhig) is a village on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breivig is within the parish of Stornoway.[1]

According to Magne Oftedal's 'The Village Names of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides' (Oslo, 1954), the name Brèibhig is derived from the Old Norse Breiðvík ('broad bay').

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Details of Breivig". Scottish Places. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

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