Gress
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![]() The Gress Raiders Memorial, Gress | |
Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
OS grid reference | NB490425 |
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Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
Postcode district | HS2 |
Dialling code | 01851 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Gress (Scottish Gaelic: Griais), a hamlet on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, is adjacent to the larger village of Back. Gress is within the parish of Stornoway.[1] Between 1919 and 1921, Gress – along with nearby Coll and Tong – was the scene of several land raids.[2]
Historical sites
[edit]The corn mill at Gress was built in the 19th century and used until the early 20th century. The two-storey building is in a state of ruin. There is a millstone still present.[3]
Geography and geology
[edit]Gress is situated on the B895, between Stornoway and North Tolsta.[4]
Nature
[edit]The moorland to the north of Gress is a breeding site for Arctic and great skua in the summer.[5] The Iceland gull and the brent goose can be seen at Gress.[6] The garden tiger moth has also been seen at Gress.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Details of Gress". Scottish Places. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Kith But Not Kin: The Highland Scots, Imperial Resettlement, and the Negotiating of Identity on the Frontiers of the British Empire in the Interwar Years. ISBN 9781109782776. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Lewis, Gress, Abhainn Mhor, Corn Mill". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "B895". Sabre. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Birdwatching at North Tolsta, Gress and Col". Hidden Lewis. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Recent Sightings". Western Isles Wildlife. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Recent Sightings". Western Isles Wildlife. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
External links
[edit]- Visitor's guide for the Isle of Lewis
- Website of the Western Isles Council with links to other resources
- Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 525–526. .
- A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis
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