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Tong
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Tong School
Tong is located in Outer Hebrides
Tong
Tong
Population 527 (2001)
Language Scottish Gaelic
English
OS grid reference NB448365
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
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
UK Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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58°14′38″N 6°20′56″W / 58.244°N 6.349°W / 58.244; -6.349

Tong ( Scottish Gaelic: Tunga) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, 4 miles (6 kilometres) northeast of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527 (2001 census). Fishing forms part of the local economy.

Culture and sport

Every July the Lewis Highland Games and Western Isles Strongest man are held at the community centre with heavy events such as tossing the caber, Highland dancing, bagpipe competitions and other attractions taking place on the football pitch. The Lewis Highland Games have been held at Tong since 1977 and is the second oldest Games on the isle of Lewis. The local football club is Tong FC.

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Notable people

  • Sìne NicFhionnlaigh, who composed the song "Fear a' bhàta", lived in Tong in the 1800s
  • Mary Anne MacLeod (1912–2000), mother of former U.S. President Donald Trump, was born in Tong
  • Alasdair White, fiddler with the Battlefield Band, was born in Tong

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