Nerabus (otherwise Nereabolls) is a hamlet in the west of the isle of
Islay in
Scotland
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. The vicinity is noted for its scenic qualities and diverse
birdlife
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. Nerabus lies along the
A847 road
The A847 road is one of the two principal roads of Islay in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
It connects Bridgend, at a junction with the A846 road, with Portnahaven at the southern end of the Rinns of Islay penins ...
on the route from
Port Charlotte to
Portnahaven
Portnahaven ( gd, Port na h-Abhainne, meaning river port) is a village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilchoman. In 1991 it had a population of 150.
It is located at the southern tip of the Rinns ...
.
The locale has an early influence by the
Norse
Norse is a demonym for Norsemen, a medieval North Germanic ethnolinguistic group ancestral to modern Scandinavians, defined as speakers of Old Norse from about the 9th to the 13th centuries.
Norse may also refer to:
Culture and religion
* Nor ...
.
References
;Notes
;Sources
* Parliament of Great Britain. House of Commons. 1895. ''Parliamentary papers'', page 804
External links
Canmore - Islay, Nereabolls, Chapel site recordCanmore - Islay, Nereabolls, Nereabolls Cross Head and Cross Shaft site record
Villages in Islay
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