Melbost
| Melbost | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Mealabost | |
 Loch Bràigh na h-Aoidhe, with Melbost and Stornoway Airport beyond |
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  Melbost |
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| Language | Scottish Gaelic |
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| English | |
| OS grid reference | NB463327 |
| Civil parish | Stornoway |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| 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 |
Coordinates: 58°12′40″N 6°19′08″W / 58.211°N 6.319°W
Melbost (Scottish Gaelic: Mealabost) is a traditionally Gaelic-speaking village to the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's north-west. It is largely a crofting township and is about 2 1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of Stornoway at the head of an isthmus connecting with the Eye Peninsula. Melbost is within the parish of Stornoway.[1] Stornoway Airport is adjacent to the village, and the RAF Stornoway war memorial is located in the village.[1]
Culture
The Gaelic poet Murdo Macfarlane (15 February 1901 - 1982) (Gaelic: Murchadh MacPhàrlain) known as 'Bàrd Mhealaboist' (the Melbost Bard) was a published poet and campaigner for Scottish Gaelic who was born and brought up in Melbost.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Lewis, RAF Stornoway Airfield, War Memorial". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melbost. |
- Visitor's guide for the Island of Lewis
- Website of the Western Isles Council with links to other resources
- Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article on Lewis and Harris
- A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis
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