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UPPER BARVAS / BARABHAS UARACH

Upper Barvas (Gaelic: Barabhas Uarach) is at the Southern tip of the Galson Estate, the main settlement of Barvas not being included. You will see a sign informing you that you are leaving the estate as you leave Upper Barvas. Ballantrushal is the next township to the north.

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There is a local art gallery here, the Morven Gallery, along a track from the main road as you leave Upper Barvas heading north. It displays work by numerous recognised artists who share a love of Hebridean landscapes. The gallery also has a very pleasant, modern cafĆ©. Click the link below to visit the website.   

 

The Handay River runs down the west side of the houses in Upper Barvas which are mostly situated along the main road. Barvas cemetery is found along a road which runs down to the beach just north of Upper Barvas.

Tha Barabhas Uarach suidhichte ann an ceann a deas Oighreachd Ghabhsainn agus tha an còrr de Bharabhas a-muigh air chrƬochan na h-oighreachd. Nuair a dh’fhĆ gas sibh Barabhas Uarach, chithear soidhne a tha ag innse dhuibh gu bheil sibh a’ fĆ gail na h-oighreachd. ’S e Baile an Truiseil an ath bhaile dhan tuath.

 

Tha ealain-lann ionadail an seo air a bheil ā€˜Morven Gallery’, ma leanas sibh slighe bhon phrƬomh rathad nuair a bhios sibh a’ fĆ gail Barabhas Uarach, a’ dol gu tuath. Bidh pƬosan le iomadh dealbhadair ionadail aig a bheil gaol coitcheann airson cruthan-tƬre nan Eilean Siar ga thaisbeanadh. Tha cafaidh beag, taitneach ann cuideachd. 

 

Tha Abhainn Shanndaigh a’ ruith sƬos air taobh siar nan taighean ann am Barabhas Uarach, a tha gu Ƭre mhòir air an sgaoileadh a-mach air feadh a' phriomh rathaid. Gheibhear cladh Bharabhais aig ceann an rathaid a tha a’ dol sƬos chun trĆ igh, gu tuath air Barabhas Uarach.
 

 

UPPER BARVAS

Barabhas Uarach

BALLANTRUSHAL

Baile an Truiseil

UPPER SHADER

Siadar Uarach

LOWER SHADER

Siadar Iarach

FIVEPENNY (BORVE)

Còig Peighinnean Bhuirgh

HIGH BORVE

Am Baile Ć€rd

MELBOST

Mealabost Bhuirgh

SOUTH GALSON

Gabhsann bho Dheas

NORTH GALSON

Gabhsann bho Thuath

SOUTH DELL

Dail bho Dheas

NORTH DELL

Dail bho Thuath

CROSS

Cros

SWAINBOST

Suaineabost

HABOST

TĆ bost

LIONEL

Lional

EOROPIE

Eòrapaidh

FIVEPENNY (NESS)

Còig Peighinnean Nis

KNOCKAIRD

An Cnoc ƀrd

PORT OF NESS

Port Nis

ADABROCK

Adabroc

EORODALE

Eòradal

SKIGERSTA

Sgiogarstaigh

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