Leurbost
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Leurbost ( ) is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is approximately south of Stornoway on the road to Harris. It is the main settlement in the area of the island known as North Lochs. Leurbost is within the parish of Lochs.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Leurbost is referenced by 148 other articles, and connects out to Scottish Gaelic, Outer Hebrides and language.
It is catalogued under the topic Villages in the Isle of Lewis.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Liùrbost
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 500
- Image
- Liurbost Community Centre - geograph.org.uk - 927116.jpg
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- located in/on physical feature
- Outer Hebrides
- Commons category
- Leurbost
- historic county
- Ross-shire
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Leurbost ( ) is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is approximately south of Stornoway on the road to Harris. It is the main settlement in the area of the island known as North Lochs. Leurbost is within the parish of Lochs.
==History== In 1856 reports circulated of a 'sea-serpent' in a fresh water loch near the town. The creature, referred to as Searrach Uisge, was said to be eel-like, long and raised comparisons to the mythical Kelpie.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leurbost” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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