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Portnaguran

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OS grid reference
  
NB558373

Country
  
Post town
  
ISLE OF LEWIS

Dialling code
  
01851

Civil parish
  
Lieutenancy area
  
Western Isles

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Friday 5:04 PM

Council area
  
Portnaguran

Language
  
Scottish GaelicEnglish

Weather
  
10°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 72% Humidity

Portnaguran (Scottish Gaelic: Port nan Giùran) is a settlement situated within Point, on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Portnaguran is the township at the north-easternmost point of the peninsula. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Tiumpan Head and just south of the headland called Geòdha 'ic Sheòrais or sometimes Small Head amongst locals. Portnaguran is situated at the north-eastern end of the A866, within the parish of Stornoway.

Map of Portnaguran, Isle of Lewis, UK

There is a small pier in the harbour, and the surrounding villages are Portvoller, Broker, Aird and Flesherin. The village itself is about 12 miles (20 km) from the town of Stornoway.

References

Portnaguran Wikipedia


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