Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Barvas

Barvas, par. and 2 vils. (Lower and Upper B.), in N. of Lewis isl., Ross-sh., on Barvas rivulet, 12 m. NW. of Stornoway, 89,654 ac., pop. 5325; pop. of both vils. 561; P.O.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and 2 villages"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Barvas ScoP       Ross Shire ScoCnty
Place: Barvas

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