Adabroc
Adabrock[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Adabroc), is a village in the area of Ness, Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Adabrock is within the parish of Barvas,[1] and is situated on the B8015 between Lionel and Eorodale.[2] It is at the northern tip of Lewis, south-west of Port of Ness.
Adabrock
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.jpg.webp) Scattered habitation at Adabrock | |
  Adabrock Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NB530627 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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The Adabrock Hoard of late Bronze Age tools and weapons was discovered at Adabroc.[3]
References
- "Details of Adabrock". Scottish Places. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "B8015". Sabre. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- Armit, Ian (1996). The Archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles. Edinburgh University Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780748606405.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adabroc.
- Canmore - Lewis, Adabrock site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Eorodale, Chain Home Low Radar Station site record
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