Tarbert (Scottish Gaelic: An Tairbeart) is the main community on Harris in the Western Isles of Scotland. The name means "isthmus", "crossing point" or "portage", in Gaelic.[1][2] The isthmus, between the sea lochs West Loch Tarbert and East Loch Tarbert, joins south Harris to north Harris and Lewis. In 1981 it had a population of 503.[3]
Tarbert
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Tarbert Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
Population | 503 (1981) |
Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
OS grid reference | NG154999 |
• Edinburgh | 191 mi (307 km) |
• London | 515 mi (829 km) |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF HARRIS |
Postcode district | HS3 |
Dialling code | 01859 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Tarbert's Church of Scotland parish church was built in 1862, and is within the parish of Harris.[4] Tarbert also has a Free Presbyterian church.[5] The Very Rev Mackintosh MacKay was minister of the latter in the 1860s.
Tarbert has a car ferry terminal which operates to Uig on Skye.[6] The short A868 joins the terminal to the north–south A859 road.
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Terminus | Caledonian MacBrayne Harris Ferry |
Uig |
The Harris distillery, a Scotch whisky and Gin distillery is located in Tarbert.[7]
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