Newtonferry
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Newtonferry (Scottish 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]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Scottish Parliament: Placenames, K to O". http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Excavations at Newtonferry". http://www.sair.org.uk/sair3/sair3-chap08.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Port nan Long - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in Scotland in North Uist". http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=15309. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Isle of North Uist". http://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/north-uist.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
Coordinates: 57°41′12″N 7°12′44″W / 57.6867°N 7.2122°W
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