Tarbert, Harris
Tarbert
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.jpg) The MV Hebrides at Tarbert pier | |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NG154999 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF HARRIS |
| Postcode district | HS3 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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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] Tarbert has a car ferry terminal, which operates to Uig on Skye.[2] Tarbert's Church of Scotland parish church was built in 1862, and is within the parish of Harris.[3] Tarbert also has a Free Presbyterian church.[4]
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1990 RAF air crash
On the 30 April 1990 a Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton (WR965) flying from RAF Lossiemouth and Benbecula Airport crashed near to the village, killing all ten passengers and crew on board.[5]
References
- ^ "Gaelic". North Harris Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Uig - Tarbert - Lochmaddy". Ships of CalMac. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarbert, Isle of Harris.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tarbert.
- Canmore - Harris, Tarbert, General site record
- Canmore - Cnoc Na Greine, Tarbert, Harris, site record
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