Barvas
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 Barabhas Uarach Upper Barvas | |
  Barvas Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NB360499 |
| Civil parish |
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| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: Barabhas or Barbhas, pronounced [baravəs])[1] is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.[2] It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas.[3] North is the road to Ness; west takes the traveller to Carloway and the West Side; south runs the road to Stornoway. According to the 2011 Census it still had the highest concentration of Scottish Gaelic speakers in Scotland (64% of the population) with 2,037.[4] This fell to 55% in 2022.
- ^ "Scottish Parliament: Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir" (PDF).
- ^ "Parish of Barvas". ScotlandsPlaces. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "A857". Sabre. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Census shows Gaelic declining in its heartlands". BBC News Online. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.