Cross, Lewis
Cross
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 A few steps from the back of the inn, looking south-westwards across the township of Cros | |
  Cross Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NB501617 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 810 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Cross (Scottish Gaelic: Cros) is a township on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Cross is within the parish of Barvas.[1] Cross is also situated on the A857, between Stornoway and Port of Ness.[2]
Cross had a school, which closed in 2011 and is now the Community Museum. The settlement also has a food store, a hotel-inn, war memorial, post office, two churches and Croileagan. Cross is home to around 100 people.
References[]
- ^ "Details of Cross". Scottish Places. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "A857". Sabre. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cross, Isle of Lewis. |
- Canmore - Lewis, Cross site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Cross, Church of Scotland site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Cross, Free Church site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Cross, North Lewis War Memorial site record
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