Ness, Lewis
Human settlement in ScotlandNess is the northernmost part of the Isle of Lewis, a community consisting of about 16 villages, including Lionel, Habost, Swainbost, Cross, North and South Dell, Cross Skigersta, Skigersta, Eorodale, Adabroc, Port of Ness, Knockaird, Fivepenny and Eoropie. It was the most north-westerly community in the European Union, when the United Kingdom was a member. Its most northerly point is the Butt of Lewis. The name Ness derives from the old Norse for headland and many of the other place names in the area also have a Norse origin.
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Skigersta
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Adabroc
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North Dell
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Cross, Lewis
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Swainbost
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Port of Ness
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Eorodale
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Lionel, Lewis
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