Melbost ( gd, Mealabost) is a traditionally
Gaelic
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
-speaking village in
Point
Point or points may refer to:
Places
* Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
* Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States
* Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
* Point ...
on the east coast of the
Isle of Lewis, in
Scotland
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's north-west. It is largely a crofting township and is about east of
Stornoway at the head of an isthmus connecting with the
Eye Peninsula
Point ( gd, An Rubha), also known as the Eye Peninsula, is a peninsula some 11 km long in the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles), Scotland. The majority of Point is connected to the rest of the Isle of Lewis by a narrow isthmus, one mile in l ...
. Melbost is technically in the district of Point, however it is not located on the Eye Peninsula itself. The RAF Stornoway war memorial is located in the village.
Culture
The Gaelic poet
Murdo Macfarlane ( gd, 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. He is famous for the song
Cànan nan Gàidheal.
See also
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Lewis and Harris
Lewis and Harris ( gd, Leòdhas agus na Hearadh, sco, Lewis an Harris), or Lewis with Harris, is a single Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides, divided by mountains. It is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British ...
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History of the Outer Hebrides
The Hebrides were settled early on in the settlement of the British Isles, perhaps as early as the Mesolithic era, around 8500–8250 BC, after the climatic conditions improved enough to sustain human settlement. There are examples of structure ...
References
External links
Visitor's guide for the Isle of LewisWestern Isles Council">Website of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Western Isles Council with links to other resources
Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors*
A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis
Villages in the Isle of Lewis
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