Melbost is a traditionally Gaelic-speaking village to the east coast of the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

's north-west. It is largely a crofting township and is about 2½ miles (4 km) east of Stornoway at the head of an isthmus connecting with the Eye Peninsula. Stornoway Airport is adjacent to the village.

Culture

The Gaelic poet Murdo Macfarlane

Murdo Macfarlane

Murdo Macfarlane known as 'Bàrd Mhealboist' he was a published poet and campaigner for Scottish Gaelic, especially during the 1970s, when the ceartas movement was gaining strength.Born and brought up in Melbost, Isle of Lewis, he was taught Latin, English and French but received no education in...

 (15 Feb 1901 - 1982) (Gaelic: Murchadh MacPhàrlain) known as 'Bàrd Mhealaboist' (the Melbost Bard) was a published poet and campaigner for Scottish Gaelic who was born and brought up in Melbost.

External links

• Visitor's guide for the Island of Lewis
• http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/Website of the Western Isles Council
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is the local government council for Na h-Eileanan Siar council area of Scotland.It is the only local council in Scotland to have a Gaelic-only name...
  
  with links to other resources]
• Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
• 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica article on Lewis and Harris
• A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis