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Port of Ness
  • Scottish Gaelic: Port Nis
Port of Ness, the beach and the harbour basin
Port of Ness is located in Outer Hebrides
Port of Ness
Port of Ness
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB537638
Civil parish
  • Barvas
Council area
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area
  • Western Isles
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851 810
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°29′35″N 6°13′37″W / 58.493°N 6.227°W / 58.493; -6.227

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] In 2014, the Ness Fishery Memorial was erected to celebrate the fishing heritage in the area and to commemorate the 96 people who lost their lives in the industry between 1835 and 1900.[3]

  1. ^ "Lewis, Port of Ness". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ "A857". Sabre. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Port of Ness | Galson Estate Trust". galsontrust. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

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