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]