Gress Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Gress
Gaelic Name:Griais
Label Position:top
Static Image Name:Land Raiders Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1246895.jpg
Static Image Caption:The Gress Raiders Memorial, Gress
Language:Scottish Gaelic
Language1:English
Os Grid Reference:NB490425
Coordinates:58.3°N -6.283°W
Civil Parish:Stornoway
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

Gress (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Griais), a hamlet on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, is adjacent to the larger village of Back. Gress is within the parish of Stornoway.[1] Between 1919 and 1921, Gress – along with nearby Coll and Tong – was the scene of several land raids.[2]

Historical sites

The corn mill at Gress was built in the 19th century and used until the early 20th century. The two-storey building is in a state of ruin. There is a millstone still present.[3]

Geography and geology

Gress is situated on the B895, between Stornoway and North Tolsta.[4]

Nature

See main article: Nature of the Outer Hebrides. The moorland to the north of Gress is a breeding site for Arctic and great skua in the summer.[5] The Iceland gull and the brent goose can be seen at Gress.[6] The garden tiger moth has also been seen at Gress.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Details of Gress. Scottish Places. 23 December 2014.
  2. Book: Kith But Not Kin: The Highland Scots, Imperial Resettlement, and the Negotiating of Identity on the Frontiers of the British Empire in the Interwar Years. 9781109782776. 23 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Lewis, Gress, Abhainn Mhor, Corn Mill. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 23 December 2014.
  4. Web site: B895. Sabre. 23 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Birdwatching at North Tolsta, Gress and Col. Hidden Lewis. 23 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223140829/http://www.hiddenlewis.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=96. 23 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Recent Sightings. Western Isles Wildlife. 23 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130708030321/http://www.western-isles-wildlife.com/2007%20bird%20and%20general%20wildlfe%20sightings%20in%20the%20western%20isles%20or%20outer%20hebrides.htm. 8 July 2013.
  7. Web site: Recent Sightings. Western Isles Wildlife. 23 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090523104518/http://www.western-isles-wildlife.com/july_sightings_2008.htm. 23 May 2009.