Bayble
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Scottish Gaelic: Pabail | |
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Bayble shown within the Outer Hebrides
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Language | Scottish Gaelic |
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English | |
OS grid reference | NB523316 |
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 | Western Isles |
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Bayble (Scottish Gaelic: Pabail) is a large village in Point (An Rubha), on the Isle of Lewis, 6 miles (10 km) east of the town of Stornoway.[1] Bayble is also within the parish of Stornoway.[1]
There are around 400 people living in Bayble.[citation needed] It is separated into Upper and Lower Bayble by a burn at the bottom of the valley. Upper Bayble (Scottish Gaelic: Pabail Uarach) had a community shop, Murdo's, which has now closed after 44 years of service.[citation needed] Upper Bayble has produced three internationally recognised writers of poetry and prose, Iain Crichton Smith, Derick Thomson and Anne Frater.[citation needed] The former writing predominantly in English and the latter two writing almost exclusively in Gaelic. Lower Bayble (Scottish Gaelic: Pabail Iarach) is a seaside crofting township. The village overlooks Bayble Bay (Bàgh Phabail), with Bayble Island (Eilean Phabail) at the south end and Eilean a' Chàise to the north.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bayble. |
- Canmore - Lewis, Lower Bayble site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Lower Bayble, Clach Stein site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Lower Bayble, Loch An Duin site record
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