Melbost

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Melbost
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Loch Bràigh na h-Aoidhe, with Melbost and Stornoway Airport beyond
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Melbost
Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language Scottish Gaelic
English
OS grid reference NB463327
Civil parish
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district HS2
Dialling code 01851
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58°12′40″N6°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+12 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]

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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.

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References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, RAF Stornoway Airfield, War Memorial (Site no. NB43SE 54)" . Retrieved 4 July 2025.