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South Galson
South Galson in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
South Galson is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
South Galson is a settlement on the northwest coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is 11 km southwest of Port of Ness. The Galson Primary School closed in 1996. The populations of North Galson, South Galson, and Melbost were 149 in 1999.
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Background
History
The village was a crofting village until 1863, after which the inhabitants of North Galson, South Galson and Melbost Galson were cleared to make way for a new farm. The farm was occupied by tenants until 1921, when crofters began to lobby for land reform. The crofters had been promised land in return for fighting in the First World War, but that promise was not kept. As a result of this broken promise a number of ex-soldiers and others began to raid the Galson Farm and to campaign for the farm to be broken up into new crofts. In 1923, the government divided the farm into 53 crofts. All the buildings in Galson, except for the farmhouse and its steadings, have been built since 1923.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 58.4413, -6.3977
- District
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Postcode
- HS2 0SH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Sources
- wikidata: Q108525545 (CC0)
- wikipedia: South Galson (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Galson?
- South Galson is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode HS2 0SH).
- Is South Galson free to visit?
- Yes, South Galson is free to enter.
- How do I get to South Galson?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HS2 0SH. It sits within the Na h-Eileanan an Iar parliamentary constituency.