Crossbost

Crossbost
Crossbost is located in Lewis
Crossbost
Crossbost
Crossbost is located in Outer Hebrides
Crossbost
Crossbost
Location within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNB395245
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTORNOWAY
Postcode districtHS2 9NP
Dialling code01851 860
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°08′02″N 6°26′20″W / 58.134°N 6.439°W / 58.134; -6.439

Crossbost is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of North Lochs, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is located approximately ten miles away from Stornoway, the main town on the island. Due to its close proximity to the main island town there are very few local amenities. The village includes a Free Church of Scotland, graveyard, war memorial and an old fashioned, red telephone box (this no longer accepts coins; cards only). There are two piers in the village, both of which are regularly used, mainly for personal rather than business use.

The village of Crossbost was formed in the 1840s after the clearances of the people from Lemreway and other surrounding villages from the opposite side of Loch Erisort. Many of the families gathered the few possessions they could and came across the loch, most surviving their first winter in their upturned boats.[1]

References

  1. ^ "The Clearance from Lemreway in 1843" (PDF). angusmacleodarchive.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2011.


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