Portnaguran
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Portnaguran in Point
Point, Outer Hebrides
Point , also known as the Eye Peninsula, is a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, connected to the rest of the Isle of Lewis by a narrow isthmus, one mile in length and barely 100 metres wide...

, Isle of Lewis
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 ....

 is the township at the north-easternmost point of the peninsula. It lies one mile (1.5 km) southwest of Tiumpan Head
Tiumpan Head
Tiumpan Head is the end of the Eye peninsula on Lewis. A lighthouse has marked the western limit of The Minch since 1900.-Lighthouse:...

 and just south of the headland called Geòdha 'ic Sheòrais or sometimes Small Head amongst locals.

There is a small pier
Pier
A pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars...

 in the harbour, and the surrounding villages are Portvoller
Portvoller
Portvoller is a small village on the north tip of the Eye Peninsula , on the Isle of Lewis in northwestern Scotland...

, Broker, Aird and Flesherin
Flesherin
Flesherin is a small village on the Point peninsula of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Located near Portnaguran, the village has a population of around 100, and is home to the famous accordianists Tommy Darky and John 'Tonkan' Macdonald...

. The village itself is about 12 miles from the town of Stornoway.
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