Melbost

Melbost

Loch Bràigh na h-Aoidhe, with Melbost and Stornoway Airport beyond
Melbost
Melbost shown within the Outer Hebrides
Language Scottish Gaelic
English
OS grid reference NB463327
Civil parish
Council 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

Melbost (Scottish Gaelic: Mealabost) is a traditionally Gaelic-speaking village in Point on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's north-west. It is largely a crofting township and is about 2 1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of Stornoway at the head of an isthmus connecting with the Eye Peninsula. Melbost is technically in the district of Point, however it is not located on the eye peninsula itself, RAF Stornoway war memorial is located in the village.[1]

Culture

The Gaelic poet Murdo Macfarlane (15 February 1901 - 1982) (Scottish Gaelic: Murchadh MacPhàrlain) known as 'Bàrd Mhealaboist' (the Melbost Bard) was a published poet and campaigner for Scottish Gaelic who was born and brought up in Melbost. He is famous for the song Cànan nan Gàidheal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lewis, RAF Stornoway Airfield, War Memorial". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  • Visitor's guide for the Island of Lewis
  • Website of the Western Isles Council with links to other resources
  • Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
  • Wikisource "Lewis-with-Harris". Encyclopædia Britannica. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 525–526.
  • A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis


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