Melbost

LanguageScottish Gaelic
EnglishOS grid referenceNB463327Civil parishCouncil areaCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townISLE OF LEWISPostcode districtHS2Dialling code01851PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK ParliamentScottish Parliament 58°12′40″N 6°19′08″W / 58.211°N 6.319°W / 58.211; -6.319

Melbost (Scottish Gaelic: Mealabost) is a traditionally Gaelic-speaking village in Point on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's north-west. It is largely a crofting township and is about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) east of Stornoway at the head of an isthmus connecting with the Eye Peninsula. Melbost is technically in the district of Point; however, it is not located on the Eye Peninsula itself.^{[citation needed]} The RAF Stornoway war memorial is located in the village.^[1]

Culture

The Gaelic poet Murdo Macfarlane (Scottish Gaelic: Murchadh MacPhàrlain) known as 'Bàrd Mhealaboist' (the Melbost Bard) was a published poet and campaigner for Scottish Gaelic who was born and brought up in Melbost. He is famous for the song Cànan nan Gàidheal.

See also

• Lewis and Harris
• History of the Outer Hebrides

References

External links

• Visitor's guide for the Isle of Lewis
• Website of the Western Isles Council with links to other resources
• Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
• "Lewis-with-Harris" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 525–526.
• A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis