world.wikisort.org - United_KingdomAird (Scottish Gaelic: Àird an Rubha) is a village in the Scottish council area of Eileanan Siar (Western Isles). It is located on the Eye Peninsula on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis. Aird is within the parish of Stornoway,[1] and is situated on the A866 near the northern end of the road.[2]
Human settlement in Scotland
Aird- Scottish Gaelic: Àird an Rubha
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Houses and farmland at Aird |
Location within the Outer Hebrides |
Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
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OS grid reference | NB559357 |
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Country | Scotland |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
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Postcode district | HS2 |
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Dialling code | 01851 |
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Police | Scotland |
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Fire | Scottish |
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Ambulance | Scottish |
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58.243°N 6.159°W / 58.243; -6.159 |
There is a shop/post office. Until it closed in 2011, superseded by Point primary school, Aird Primary School served the local area including the villages of Portvoller, Portnaguran, Broker and Flesherin.
Aird is also the location of the annual Point Show, held in July each year.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aird. |
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Inhabited islands | | |
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Other islands | |
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Settlements |
- Stornoway
- Adabroc
- Aignish
- Aird
- Ardroil
- Arnol
- Baile an Truiseil
- Balallan
- Barvas
- Bayble
- Borghastan
- Borsham
- Borve, Harris
- Borve, Lewis
- Bragar
- Branahuie
- Breaclete
- Breasclete
- Breivig
- Brenish
- Brue
- Cabharstadh
- Calbost
- Callanish
- Carloway
- Coll
- Cross
- Eorodale
- Fivepenny
- Flesherin
- Garenin
- Garrabost
- Gravir
- Gress
- Habost
- Holm
- Hushinish
- Knock
- Laxdale
- Leurbost
- Leverburgh
- Lionel
- Lingarabay
- Marybank
- Melbost
- New Tolsta
- Newmarket
- Newvalley
- North Dell
- Orinsay
- Parkend
- Portnaguran
- Portvoller
- Rèinigeadal
- Rodel
- Shawbost
- Skigersta
- Shulishader
- South Dell
- South Galson
- Swainbost
- Tarbert
- Tolsta Chaolais
- Timsgarry
- Tong
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Districts |
- Back
- Ness
- North Lochs
- Park
- Point
- Uig
- West Side
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Geographical features | |
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Historical sites |
- Callanish Stones
- Clach an Trushal and Steinacleit
- Dun Carloway
- Dùn Èistean
- Lews Castle
- St Clement's Church
- Teampall Mholuaidh
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