Fivepenny () is one of the many villages in the Lewis district of
Ness
Ness or NESS may refer to:
Places Australia
* Ness, Wapengo, a heritage-listed natural coastal area in New South Wales
United Kingdom
* Ness, Cheshire, England, a village
* Ness, Lewis, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK
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(Nis in Gaelic) and part of the
Isle of Lewis
The Isle of Lewis () or simply Lewis () is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands. The t ...
,
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides ( ) or Western Isles ( , or ), sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island (), is an Archipelago, island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
It is the longest archipelago in the British Isles. The islan ...
, Scotland. Fivepenny is within the parish of
Barvas
Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: ''Barabhas'' or ''Barbhas'', ) is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. North is the road ...
, and is situated on the B8014, between
Port of Ness
Port of Ness () is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Port of Ness is within the parish of Barvas. Port of Ness is situated at the end of the A857, which runs from Stornoway. In 2014, the N ...
and
Eoropie
Eoropie () is the most northerly village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Eoropie is within the parish of Barvas. The Teampull Mholuaidh is found here. Eoropie is situated at the end of the B8013 and ...
.
There are two separate places with this name, both in the north-west of Lewis. Furthest north in Ness the full name of the village there is ''Còig Peighinnean Nis'', and in the
Borve area further south of the village there is ''Còig Peighinnean Bhuirgh''. Both are known locally as ''Na Còig Peighinnean'', the full name only being used to distinguish one from the other.
Name
The name refers to the fact that it is made up of five
pennyland
A pennyland () is an old Scottish land measurement. It was found in the West Highlands, and also Galloway, and believed to be of Norse origin. It is frequently found in minor placenames.
Skene in ''Celtic Scotland'' says:
: "in the eastern dis ...
s.
See also
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Lewis and Harris
Lewis and Harris (), or Lewis with Harris, is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides, around from the Scottish mainland.
With an area of (approximately 1% the size of Great Britain) it is the largest island in Scotland and the list of isl ...
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History of the Outer Hebrides
The Hebrides were settled early on in the Prehistoric Scotland, settlement of the British Isles, perhaps as early as the Mesolithic, Mesolithic era, around 8500–8250 BC, after the climatic conditions improved enough to sustain human settlement. ...
References
External links
Visitor's guide for the Isle of LewisWebsiteof the
Western Isles Council with links to other resources
Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors*
A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis
Villages in the Isle of Lewis
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