Bayble ( gd, Pabail) is a large village in
Point (''An Rubha''), on the
Isle of Lewis
The Isle of Lewis ( gd, Eilean Leòdhais) or simply Lewis ( gd, Leòdhas, ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to a ...
, east of
Stornoway
Stornoway (; gd, Steòrnabhagh; sco, Stornowa) is the main town of the Western Isles and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland.
The town's population is around 6,953, making it by far the largest town in the Outer Hebrides, as well ...
.
Bayble is also within the parish of Stornoway.
There are around 400 people living in Bayble. It is separated into Upper and Lower Bayble by a
burn
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at the bottom of the valley. Upper Bayble ( gd, Pabail Uarach) had a community shop, Murdo's, which has now closed after 44 years of service. Upper Bayble has produced three internationally recognised writers of poetry and prose,
Iain Crichton Smith
Iain Crichton Smith, (Gaelic: ''Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn''; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic.
He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, ...
,
Derick Thomson
Derick Smith Thomson (Scottish Gaelic: ''Ruaraidh MacThòmais''; 5 August 1921, Stornoway – 21 March 2012, Glasgow) was a Scottish poet, publisher, lexicographer, academic and writer. He was originally from Lewis, but spent much of his life ...
and
Anne Frater. The former writing predominantly in
English
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and the latter two writing almost exclusively in
Gaelic
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. Lower Bayble ( gd, Pabail Iarach) is a seaside crofting township. The village overlooks Bayble Bay (''Bàgh Phabail''), with
Bayble Island
Bayble Island lies at the southern end of Bayble Bay (Pabail Bay). It consists of two islands (Eilean Mòr Phabaill and Eilean Beag Phabaill), but these appear as a single island from most directions. The hamlets of Upper and Lower Bayble overlo ...
(''Eilean Phabail'') at the south end and Eilean a' Chàise to the north.
References
External links
Canmore - Lewis, Lower Bayble site recordCanmore - Lewis, Lower Bayble, Clach Stein site recordCanmore - Lewis, Lower Bayble, Loch An Duin site record
Villages in the Isle of Lewis
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