Swainbost facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Swainbost
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 An unnamed lochan at Swainbost |
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| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NB511625 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Swainbost (Scottish Gaelic: Suaineabost) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the district of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The name Swainbost meaning Sweins steading is of Viking derivation. The settlement is situated in the parish of Barvas. The remains of the church of Saint Peter, Teampull Pheadair, are located north of the settlement. The building was the parish church of Ness, and became a ruin in 1829.
According to Ronald Black, Swainbost was re-settled during the Highland Clearances in 1842. The island's Anglo-Scottish landlord had expected the crofters evicted from Uig to emigrate and only reluctantly granted them land at Swainbost to avert the threat of violence.
At the shore, there is a large depression called Suaineabost Sands which displays glacier activities and is run through by a river.
People
- Aonghas Caimbeul, alias Am Puilean (1903-1982), Scottish Gaelic Bard, war poet, and award-winning memoirist.
