Tarbert, Harris
Tarbert
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.jpg) The MV Hebrides at Tarbert pier | |
  Tarbert Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
| Population | 503 (1981) |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NG154999 |
| • Edinburgh | 191 mi (307 km) |
| • London | 515 mi (829 km) |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF HARRIS |
| Postcode district | HS3 |
| Dialling code | 01859 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Tarbert (Scottish Gaelic: An Tairbeart) is the main community on Harris in the Western Isles of Scotland. The name means "isthmus", "crossing point" or "portage", in Gaelic.[1][2] The isthmus, between the sea lochs West Loch Tarbert and East Loch Tarbert, joins south Harris to north Harris and Lewis. In 1981 it had a population of 503.[3]
Tarbert's Church of Scotland parish church was built in 1862, and is within the parish of Harris.[4] Tarbert also has a Free Presbyterian church.[5] The Very Rev Mackintosh MacKay was minister of the latter in the 1860s.
Transport
Tarbert has a car ferry terminal which operates to Uig on Skye.[6] The short A868 joins the terminal to the north–south A859 road.
| Preceding station | Ferry | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Caledonian MacBrayne Harris Ferry |
Uig |
Economy
The Harris distillery, a Scotch whisky and Gin distillery is located in Tarbert.[7]
References
- ^ "Gaelic". North Harris Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Placenames P-Z" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Tarbert Details". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Harris, Tarbert, Parish Church". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Harris, Tarbert, Free Presbyterian Church". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Uig - Tarbert - Lochmaddy". Ships of CalMac. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Maclean, Charles (2016). Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 240-241. ISBN 978-1-78027-401-0.
External links
- Canmore - Harris, Tarbert, General site record
- Canmore - Cnoc Na Greine, Tarbert, Harris, site record
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