New Tolsta

New Tolsta[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr Tholastaidh) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. New Tolsta is within the parish of Stornoway,[2] and it lies to the north of North Tolsta, at the end of the B895 road.[3]

New Tolsta
  • Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr Tholastaidh

A traditional house at New Tolsta
New Tolsta
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB531485
Civil parish
Council area
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

To the north of the village lies the beginning of a road that was planned to cross the moor and meet the road end in the village of Skigersta in Ness. The uncompleted project is known locally as "the road to nowhere".

References

  1. "Overview of New Tolsta". Scottish Places. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. "Details of New Tolsta". Scottish Places. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. "B895". Sabre. Retrieved 28 December 2014.


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