Newtonferry Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Newtonferry
Gaelic Name:Port nan Long
Label Position:left
Static Image Name:Old_steadings_at_Port_nan_Long_(2006),_176621_c7829f68-by-Bob-Jones.jpg
Static Image Caption:Old steadings at Port nan Long
Language:Scottish Gaelic
Language1:English
Os Grid Reference:NF894782
Coordinates:57.687°N -7.212°W
Civil Parish:North Uist
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 NORTH UIST
Postcode Area:HS
Postcode District:HS6
Dial Code:01876

Newtonferry (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Long, "the harbour of the ships")[1] is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road.[2] Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist.[3]

A number of archaeological sites have been discovered in the vicinity.[4] [5]

A ferry used to run between Newtonferry and the neighboring island of Berneray, but no longer runs since a permanent causeway was constructed between Berneray and North Uist.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scottish Parliament: Placenames, K to O . 7 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926234316/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf. 26 September 2011.
  2. Web site: B893. Sabre. 21 December 2014.
  3. Web site: North Uist, Port Nan Long, General. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 21 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Excavations at Newtonferry . 7 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716162832/http://www.sair.org.uk/sair3/sair3-chap08.pdf. 16 July 2011.
  5. Web site: Port nan Long - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in North Uist . 7 June 2008.
  6. Web site: Isle of North Uist . 7 June 2008.