Breivig

Human settlement in Scotland
Breivig is located in Outer Hebrides
Breivig
Breivig
Location within the Outer Hebrides
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58°16′08″N 6°17′42″W / 58.269°N 6.295°W / 58.269; -6.295

Breivig[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Brèibhig) is a village on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breivig is within the parish of Stornoway.[1]

According to Magne Oftedal's 'The Village Names of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides' (Oslo, 1954), the name Brèibhig is derived from the Old Norse Breiðvík ('broad bay').

References

  1. ^ a b "Details of Breivig". Scottish Places. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

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