Aird, Lewis

Aird
Scottish Gaelic: Àird an Rubha
Houses and farmland at Aird
Aird  Aird shown within the Outer Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic
	English
OS grid reference	NB559357
Civil parish	Stornoway
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district	HS2
Dialling code	01851
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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Coordinates: 58°14′35″N 6°09′32″W / 58.243°N 6.159°W

Aird (Scottish Gaelic: Àird an Rubha) is a village in the Scottish council area of Eileanan Siar (Western Isles). It is located on the Eye Peninsula on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis. Aird is within the parish of Stornoway,^[1] and is situated on the A866 near the northern end of the road.^[2]

There is a shop/post office. Until it closed in 2011, superseded by Point primary school, Aird Primary School served the local area including the villages of Portvoller, Portnaguran, Broker and Flesherin.

Aird is also the location of the annual Point Show, held in July each year.

References

1. "Details of Aird". Scottish Places. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
2. "A866". Sabre. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

External links

• Canmore - Lewis, Aird site record