Port of Ness
| Port of Ness | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Port Nis | |
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 Port of Ness
Port of Ness shown within the Outer Hebrides |
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| Language | Scottish Gaelic |
|---|---|
| English | |
| OS grid reference | NB537638 |
| Civil parish | Barvas |
| 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 810 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Scottish Parliament | Western Isles |
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Port of Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Port Nis) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Port of Ness is within the parish of Barvas.[1] Port of Ness is situated at the end of the A857, which runs from Stornoway.[2]
The harbour was constructed in the early 19th century.[3] An enlargement was built in 1893, with a breakwater added the following year.[3] Each year men from Ness district sail from the port to Sula Sgeir in the Atlantic Ocean in order to collect young gannets for food.[4] The event, which was first recorded in the 16th century,[5] is now licensed by the Scottish government.[6]
The Clach Stein standing stones are situated just to the north of the settlement.[7][8]
The boathouse at the harbour features in the Peter May novels, The Blackhouse and The Lewis Man.[9]
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port of Ness. |
- Canmore - Ness Trader: Port Nis, Lewis, North Minch site record
- Canmore - J A Good: Ness Bay, Lewis, North Minch
- Undiscovered Scotland - Port Nis
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