Barvas
Barvas
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Barabhas Uarach Upper Barvas | |
Barvas Barvas shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
Language |
Scottish Gaelic English |
OS grid reference | NB360499 |
Civil parish |
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Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
Postcode district | HS2 |
Dialling code | 01851 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: Barabhas or Barbhas)[1] is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.[2]
It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas.[3] North is the road to Ness; west takes the traveller to Carloway and the West Side; south runs the road to Stornoway. According to the 2011 Census it still has the highest concentration of Scottish Gaelic speakers in Scotland (64% of the population) with 2,037.[4]
In the early 2000s, controversy hit the area as one of Europe's largest windfarms was planned for Barvas Moor. The Scottish Government rejected the proposals in early 2008.[5]
References
- ↑ "Scottish Parliament: Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF).
- ↑ "Parish of Barvas". ScotlandsPlaces. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ "A857". Sabre. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Census shows Gaelic declining in its heartlands". BBC News Online. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "Massive wind farm 'turned down'". BBC News Online. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barvas. |
- Panorama of Barvas Bay (QuickTime required)
- Canmore - Lewis, Barvas site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Barvas, Cladh Mhuire site record
- Canmore - Barvas, Prehistoric House site record
- Canmore - Barvas, Prehistoric Cairn site record
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