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Melbost (Scottish Gaelic: Mealabost) is a
traditionally Gaelic-speaking
village in
Point on the east
coast of the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's north-west...
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Jacobite rising of 1745. He
later became a
merchant and held the tack of
Melbost; his
grandfather being a
younger brother of
Murdoch Mackenzie, 6th Laird...
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according to
their location: Back Back, Coll, Gress,
North Tolsta, Tong Ness
Melbost,
South Galson,
North Galson,
South Dell,
North Dell, Cross, Swainbost,...
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Lemreway Leurbost Lionel Lower Bayble Mangursta Marvig Marybank Meavik Melbost Newmarket Newvalley North Dell
North Galson North Tolsta Orinsay Parkend...
- with the
lowest density of
speakers are
Stornoway (44%),
Braigh (41%),
Melbost (41%), and
Balivanich (37%). The
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act was enacted...
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Lemreway Leurbost Lionel Lower Bayble Mangursta Marvig Marybank Meavik Melbost Newmarket Newvalley North Dell
North Galson North Tolsta Orinsay Parkend...
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private operators.
Stornoway Airport is
located next to the
village of
Melbost, 2
miles (3 km) east of the town;
there are
flights to Edinburgh, Inverness...
- Borve,
previously Mid-Borve,
north of the river; and
Melbost Borve,
nearest Galson. In
Melbost Borve there are the
remains of a
burial ground (Cladh...
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small village on the
north tip of the Eye
Peninsula (which
along with
Melbost and
Parkend makes up Point), on the Isle of
Lewis in
northwestern Scotland...
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working with the BBC and
introduced them to
recordings of the little-known
Melbost Bard,
Murdo Macfarlane.
Recognising the
originality and
catchiness of Murdo's...
