Brue Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Brue
Gaelic Name:Brù
Coordinates:58.354°N -6.549°W
Static Image:Brue road end.jpg
Static Image Caption:A view into Brue from the end of the village
Language:Scottish Gaelic
Language1:English
Os Grid Reference:NB339495
Civil Parish:Barvas
Unitary Scotland:Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy Scotland:Western Isles
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Constituency Westminster:Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Post Town:ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode Area:HS
Postcode District:HS2
Dial Code:01851

Brue (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Brù) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is a crofting township and it is composed of two areas: Am Baile Staigh, which is nearer the coast, and Pàirc Bhrù, which runs towards the moor. In total it covers a road distance of 2.5 km.[1] Brue is situated on a minor road which joins to the A858,[2] and is within the parish of Barvas.[3]

The name Brue is an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Brù which in turn comes from an Old Norse word which is believed to have meant bridge; this reflects the centuries of Norsemen occupation and settlement in the Outer Hebrides.[4]

The coastline at Brue is the site of various cairns, including a prehistoric one,[5] [6] [7] and is also near to the site of a blackhouse.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Where We Are. Comann Eachdraidh Bharabhais agus Bhrù. 8 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090302092025/http://www.barvasandbrue.com/whereweare.htm. 2 March 2009.
  2. Web site: A858. Sabre. 26 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Details of Brue. Scottish Places. 26 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Origins. Comann Eachdraidh Bharabhais agus Bhrù. 8 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090523235318/http://www.barvasandbrue.com/origins.htm. 23 May 2009.
  5. Web site: Bru. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 26 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Bru. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 26 December 2014.
  7. Web site: Bru. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 26 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Bru. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 26 December 2014.