Portnaguran

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Portnaguran
  • Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Giùran
The Pier at Port nan Giuran - geograph.org.uk - 18496.jpg
The pier at Portnaguran
Portnaguran is located in Outer Hebrides
Portnaguran
Portnaguran
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB558373
Civil parish
Council area
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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Scotland
58°15′25″N 6°09′47″W / 58.257°N 6.163°W / 58.257; -6.163Coordinates: 58°15′25″N 6°09′47″W / 58.257°N 6.163°W / 58.257; -6.163

Portnaguran (Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Giùran) is a settlement situated within Point, on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Portnaguran is the township at the north-easternmost point of the peninsula. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Tiumpan Head and just south of the headland called Geòdha 'ic Sheòrais or sometimes Small Head amongst locals. Portnaguran is situated at the north-eastern end of the A866,[1] within the parish of Stornoway.[2]

There is a small pier in the harbour,[3] and the surrounding villages are Portvoller, Broker, Aird and Flesherin. The village itself is about 12 miles (20 km) from the town of Stornoway.

References[]

  1. ^ "A866". Sabre. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Lewis, Portnaguran". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Lewis, Portnaguran, Pier". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

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