Tarbert () is the main community on
Harris in the
Western Isles of
Scotland. The name means "
isthmus", "crossing point" or "
portage
Portage or portaging (Canada: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a ...
", in
Gaelic. The isthmus, between the sea lochs
West Loch Tarbert and
East Loch Tarbert
East Loch Tarbert ( gd, Loch an Tairbeairt) is a sea loch that lies to the east of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The loch contains several small islands including Sgeotasaigh, Stiughiag, Stiughiag na Leum and Rosaigh and the larger ...
, joins south Harris to north Harris and Lewis. In 1981 it had a population of 503.
Tarbert's
Church of Scotland parish church was built in 1862, and is within the parish of Harris. Tarbert also has a
Free Presbyterian church.
The Very Rev Mackintosh MacKay was minister of the latter in the 1860s.
Transport
Tarbert has a car ferry terminal which operates to
Uig UIG, Uig or uig is a placename meaning "bay" (from Norse) and may refer to:
Places
* Uig, Coll, a hamlet on the island of Coll, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
* Uig, Duirinish, a hamlet near Totaig, on the Isle of Skye, Highland Scotland
* Uig, Lewi ...
on
Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated b ...
.
The short A868 joins the terminal to the north–south
A859 road.
Economy
The
Harris distillery, a
Scotch whisky
Scotch whisky (; sco, Scots whisky/whiskie, whusk(e)y; often simply called whisky or Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland.
All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial distil ...
and
Gin
Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its flavour from juniper berries (''Juniperus communis'').
Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe, particularly in southern Italy, Flanders and the Ne ...
distillery
Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distillation is the heati ...
is located in Tarbert.
References
External links
Canmore - Harris, Tarbert, General site recordCanmore - Cnoc Na Greine, Tarbert, Harris, site record
Villages in Harris, Outer Hebrides
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