Habost
Encyclopedia
Habost is the name of two crofting townships on the Isle of Lewis
in the Outer Hebrides
of Scotland
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One is in the Ness area at the northern tip of the island at and is home to an arts and music centre.
The other is in the district of Lochs and lies on the shore of Loch Erisort
at .
Lewis
Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The total area of Lewis is ....
in the Outer Hebrides
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides also known as the Western Isles and the Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. The islands are geographically contiguous with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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One is in the Ness area at the northern tip of the island at and is home to an arts and music centre.
The other is in the district of Lochs and lies on the shore of Loch Erisort
Loch Erisort
Loch Erisort is an 8-mile-long narrow sea inlet on the east coast of the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland.Its name is a relic of the Viking period and came from Old Norse Eiríksfjorðr = "Eric's fjord"....
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