Swainbost

Swainbost (Scottish Gaelic: Suaineabost) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the district of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The name Swainbost meaning Sweins steading is of Viking derivation.[1] The settlement is situated in the parish of Barvas.[2] The remains of the church of Saint Peter, Teampull Pheadair, are located north of the settlement.[3] The building was the parish church of Ness, and became a ruin in 1829.[3]

Swainbost

An unnamed lochan at Swainbost
Swainbost
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB511625
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

According to Ronald Black, Swainbost was re-settled during the Highland Clearances in 1842. The island's Anglo-Scottish landlord had expected the crofters evicted from Uig to emigrate and only reluctantly granted them land at Swainbost to avert the threat of violence.[4]

At the shore, there is a large depression called Suaineabost Sands which displays glacier activities and is run through by a river.

People

References
  1. "Swainbost". PBWorks. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. "Lewis, Swainbost". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. "Lewis, Ness, Teampull Pheadair". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. Ronald Black (1998), An Tuil: Anthology of 20th Century Scottish Gaelic Verse, page 757.
  5. Ronald Black (1998), An Tuil: Anthology of 20th Century Scottish Gaelic Verse, pages 757-758.
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