Islands · Scottish Islands
Tong
Also known as: Tunga
Tong in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Tong 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
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. The population of the village is 527 (2001 census). Fishing forms part of the local economy. The mainland of Scotland is 40 nautical miles (75 kilometres) away via a two-hour ferry ride.
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Background
History
Until the 13th century, Lewis – and Tong with it – was part of Norway. Fishing, farming and weaving made up Tong's economy by the 1800s. Many families moved to Tong, causing "horrific overcrowding." Scottish historian James Hunter quotes a mainland land manager's 1828 description: “It is worse than anything I ever saw in Donegal [in Ireland] where I always considered human wretchedness to have reached its very acme.” Between 1919 and 1921, Tong, along with nearby Coll and Gress, was the scene of several land raids. (See the Coll, Lewis article for more). During the land raids, men raided estates with absentee landlords by planting crops and marking out farms on land used for sheep herding.…
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- Coordinates
- 58.2442, -6.3486
- District
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Postcode
- HS2 0HL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Sources
- wikidata: Q7820910 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tong, Lewis (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Beaches · 1.7 km
Steinish
Islands · 2.7 km
Newmarket
Stone circles · 2.7 km
Coll
Villages · 2.9 km
Upper Coll Landwar Cairn
Memorials & monuments · 2.9 km
Laxdale
Islands · 3.0 km
Coronation of Edward VII Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 3.0 km
RAF Stornoway
Islands · 3.0 km
Laxdale Holiday Park (overflow) Camping Field
Campsites · 3.1 km
Laxdale Holiday Park
Caravan parks · 3.2 km
Western Isles Hospital
Islands · 3.3 km
Stornoway Airport
Islands · 3.3 km
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Upper Coll Landwar Cairn
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Places to stay
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Laxdale Holiday Park (overflow) Camping Field
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📷 5Caravan parks · Scottish Islands
Laxdale Holiday Park
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The Caberfeidh
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Places to eat & drink
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Neptune's Bar, 11 Cromwell Street, Stornoway, Lewis
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tong?
- Tong is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode HS2 0HL).
- What is Tong?
- Tong in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tong?
- Drivers can use postcode HS2 0HL.
- Is Tong free to visit?
- Yes, Tong is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tong?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HS2 0HL. It sits within the Na h-Eileanan an Iar parliamentary constituency.