Lewiston, Highland

Lewiston
Scottish Gaelic: *Blàr na Maigh*
Lewiston Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na Maigh;
	Linear cottages
	Lewiston Location within the Inverness area
OS grid reference	NH509284
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Drumnadrochit
Postcode district	IV63 6
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 57°19′20″N 4°28′40″W / 57.32212°N 4.4777°W

Lewiston is a small linear village, situated less than 1 mile southeast of Drumnadrochit, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.^[1]

History

In 1767 Sir James Grant provided house stances for a new village called Lewiston after his eldest son, Lewis, the future 5th Earl of Seafield.^[2] In 1803, because of water supply problems and the unsightly appearance of the 30 houses, school and smiddy, it was decided to relocate the village to its present site by the river Coilty.

References

^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Lewiston". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
^ Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club (1883). Transactions of the Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club. The Club. p. 108. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

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[1] Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Lewiston". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

[Club1883-2] Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club (1883). Transactions of the Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club. The Club. p. 108. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

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