OS grid reference NB481391 Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar Country Scotland | Civil parish Stornoway Lieutenancy area Western Isles | |
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Language Scottish Gaelic
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Breivig (Scottish Gaelic: Brèibhig) is a village on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breivig is within the parish of Stornoway.
According to Magne Oftedal's 'The Village Names of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides' (Oslo, 1954), the name Brèibhig is derived from the Old Norse Breiðvík ('broad bay').
References
Breivig Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA