Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Cromore |
Gaelic Name: | Crò Mòr |
Label Position: | bottom |
Static Image Name: | Cromor - geograph.org.uk - 1464126.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Looking down on the sheltered natural harbour at Cromor |
Language: | Scottish Gaelic |
Language1: | English |
Os Grid Reference: | NB399211 |
Coordinates: | 58.103°N -6.414°W |
Civil Parish: | Lochs |
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 |
Cromore (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Crò Mòr) is a crofting township on the Isle of Lewis in the district of Pairc, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Lochs.[1] Cromore is about 27 miles away by road from Stornoway, the nearest town.
Cromore is an active crofting township close to one of Scotland's National Scenic Areas. Its wild and unspoiled beauty make it a draw for tourists. Some of the former croft houses are now in use as holiday cottages.
Notable figures from Cromore include actor and writer Kenny Boyle[2] and Coinneach MacLeod The Hebridean Baker.[3]