South Dell

South Dell (Scottish Gaelic: Dail-bho-Dheas) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. South Dell is within the parish of Barvas,[1] and is situated alongside the A857.[2]

South Dell
  • Scottish Gaelic: Dail-bho-Dheas

Dail bho Dheas, South Dell
South Dell
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB483614
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTORNOWAY
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Two bronze swords from the 8th century BC were discovered in South Dell, in 1891–2.[1] A wooden bowl, tentatively attributed to the Iron Age, and a flint arrowhead have also been found in South Dell.[3][4]

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