South Dell

South Dell
Scottish Gaelic: Dail-bho-Dheas

Dail bho Dheas, South Dell
South Dell
 South Dell shown within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB483614
Civil parishBarvas
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy areaWestern Isles
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town STORNOWAY
Postcode district HS2
Dialling code 01851
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentNa h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish ParliamentNa h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 58°28′08″N 6°19′01″W / 58.469°N 6.317°W / 58.469; -6.317

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]

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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