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Shawbost or Sheabost, a village in the Carloway portion of Loch parish, Lewis, Ross-shire, near the NW coast, 5¾ miles NE of Carloway. Pop. (1861) 312, (1871) 376, (1881) 322.Ord. Sur., sh. 105, 1858.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Ross Shire ScoCnty |
Place names: | SHAWBOST | SHAWBOST OR SHEABOST | SHEABOST |
Place: | Shawbost |
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