OS grid reference NB511625 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district HS2 Civil parish Barvas | Post town ISLE OF LEWIS Dialling code 01851 | |
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Language Scottish GaelicEnglish | ||
Swainbost (Scottish Gaelic: Suaineabost) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the district of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The name Swainbost meaning Sweins steading is of Viking derivation. The settlement is situated in the parish of Barvas. The remains of the church of Saint Peter, Teampull Pheadair, are located north of the settlement. The building was the parish church of Ness, and became a ruin in 1829. At the shore, there is a large depression called Suaineabost Sands which displays glacier activities and is run through by a river.
Map of Swainbost, Isle of Lewis, UK
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