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An Tairbeart, Inverness-shire

An Tairbeart (Tarbert) is the main community on the Isle of Harris, Inverness-shire. The name means "isthmus", "crossing point" or "portage", in Gaelic. It is within the council area of Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

Place Type: Village
Alternative name(s): Tarbert
Historic County: Inverness-shire
Island: Isle of Harris
Lat, Long: 57.898666,-6.806442
Grid Reference: NB153000
Police Area: Highlands and Islands
Council Area: Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Civil Parish: Harris CP
Country: Scotland

GBPNID: 295393
Entry Type: Alternative name listing (C)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/An_Tairbeart,_Inverness-shire_295393

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