Gress
Encyclopedia
Gress is a thriving hamlet
on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland
. Gress is adjacent to the larger village of Back.
Between 1919 and 1921, Gress along with nearby Coll, Lewis
and Tong was the scene of several land raids.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Gress is adjacent to the larger village of Back.
Between 1919 and 1921, Gress along with nearby Coll, Lewis
Coll, Lewis
This article is about the farmland of Coll, on Lewis. For other uses, see Coll Coll is a farming settlement near Stornoway, on the island of Lewis in Scotland....
and Tong was the scene of several land raids.
External links
- Visitor's guide for the Island of Lewis
- http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/Website of the Western Isles CouncilComhairle nan Eilean SiarComhairle nan Eilean Siar is the local government council for Na h-Eileanan Siar council area of Scotland.It is the only local council in Scotland to have a Gaelic-only name...
with links to other resources] - Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
- 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica article on Lewis and Harris
- A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis