Tong, Lewis

Tong
Tong School
Tong is located in Outer Hebrides
Tong
Tong
Location within the Outer Hebrides
Population527 (2001)
LanguageScottish Gaelic
English
OS grid referenceNB448365
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode districtHS2
Dialling code01851
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°14′38″N 6°20′56″W / 58.244°N 6.349°W / 58.244; -6.349

Tong (Scottish Gaelic: Tunga from Old Norse: Tunga) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, 4 miles (6 kilometres) northeast of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta.[1] The population of the village is 527 (2001 census). Fishing forms part of the local economy.[2]

The mainland of Scotland is 40 nautical miles (75 kilometres) away via a two-hour ferry ride.[3]

  1. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1957). Parliamentary debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report. H.M.S.O. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ^ Geoghegan, Peter (11 May 2016). "The Tiny Scottish Village That Spawned Trump". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved 18 May 2023.