Newtonferry

Newtonferry
Old steadings at Port nan Long (Photo credit: Bob Jones)

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]

See also

  • Loch an Sticir
  • Dun an Sticir

References

Coordinates: 57°41′12″N 7°12′44″W / 57.6867°N 7.2122°W / 57.6867; -7.2122



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