Newtonferry

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Old steadings at Port nan Long (Photo credit: Bob Jones)
Old steadings at Port nan Long (Photo credit: Bob Jones)

Newtonferry (Gaelic: Port nan Long: "the harbour of the ships"[1]) is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road.

A number of archaeological sites have been discovered in the vicinity.[2] [3]

A ferry used to run between Newtonferry and the neighboring island of Berneray, but no longer runs since a permanent causeway was constructed between Berneray and North Uist.[4]

[edit] See also

  • Loch an Sticir
  • Dun an Sticir

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scottish Parliament: Placenames, K to O. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  2. ^ Excavations at Newtonferry. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  3. ^ Port nan Long - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in North Uist. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  4. ^ Isle of North Uist. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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Coordinates: 57°41′12″N 7°12′44″W / 57.6867, -7.2122