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| Tarbert Gaelic: An Tairbeart | |
| Inverness-shire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The MV Hebrides at Tarbert pier | |
| Location | |
| Island: | Harris |
| Grid reference: | NG154999 |
| Location: | 57°53’56"N, 6°48’29"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Isle of Harris |
| Postcode: | HS3 |
| Dialling code: | 01851 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Tarbert is the main community on Harris in Inverness-shire. The name means "isthmus", "crossing point" or "portage", in Gaelic.[1] Tarbert has a car ferry terminal, which operates to Uig on Skye.[2] Tarbert's Church of Scotland parish church was built in 1862, and is within the parish of Harris.[3] Tarbert also has a Free Presbyterian church.[4]
References
- ↑ "Gaelic". North Harris Trust. http://www.north-harris.org/north-harris/gaelic/. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Uig - Tarbert - Lochmaddy". Ships of CalMac. http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/crossing_ut.asp. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Harris, Tarbert, Parish Church". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/171146/details/harris+tarbert+parish+church/. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Harris, Tarbert, Free Presbyterian Church". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/171148/details/harris+tarbert+free+presbyterian+church/. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tarbert, Inverness-shire) |
- Canmore - Harris, Tarbert, General site record
- Canmore - Cnoc Na Greine, Tarbert, Harris, site record
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