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Breivig
Breivig Harbour
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB481391
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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Breivig[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Brèibhig) is a village on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breivig is within the parish of Stornoway.[1]

According to Magne Oftedal's 'The Village Names of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides' (Oslo, 1954), the name Brèibhig is derived from the Old Norse Breiðvík ('broad bay').

References

  1. ^ a b "Details of Breivig". Scottish Places. Retrieved 26 December 2014.