Tarbert, Harris
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][2] The isthmus, between the sea lochs West Loch Tarbert and East Loch Tarbert, joins south Harris to north Harris and Lewis. In 1981 it had a population of 503.[3]
Tarbert
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The MV Hebrides at Tarbert pier | |
Tarbert Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
Population | 503 (1981) |
Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
OS grid reference | NG154999 |
• Edinburgh | 191 mi (307 km) |
• London | 515 mi (829 km) |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF HARRIS |
Postcode district | HS3 |
Dialling code | 01859 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Tarbert has a car ferry terminal which operates to Uig on Skye.[4] The short A868 joins the terminal to the north–south A859 road.
Tarbert's Church of Scotland parish church was built in 1862, and is within the parish of Harris.[5] Tarbert also has a Free Presbyterian church.[6] The Very Rev Mackintosh MacKay was minister of the latter in the 1860s.
Preceding station | Ferry | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Caledonian MacBrayne Harris Ferry |
Uig |
References
- "Gaelic". North Harris Trust. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- "Placenames P-Z" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Tarbert Details". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "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.
External links
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- Canmore - Harris, Tarbert, General site record
- Canmore - Cnoc Na Greine, Tarbert, Harris, site record
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