Fivepenny

Fivepenny
Scottish Gaelic: *Na Còig Peighinnean*
Fivepenny Scottish Gaelic: Na Còig Peighinnean;
	The B8014, through Fivepenny
	Fivepenny Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic; English
OS grid reference	NB525646
Civil parish	Barvas;
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar;
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles;
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	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
	List of places UK Scotland 58°30′00″N 6°14′53″W / 58.500°N 6.248°W

Fivepenny (Scottish Gaelic: Na Còig Peighinnean^[1]) is one of the many villages in the Lewis district of Ness (Nis in Gaelic) and part of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Fivepenny is within the parish of Barvas,^[2] and is situated on the B8014, between Port of Ness and Eoropie.^[3]

There are two separate places with this name, both in the north-west of Lewis. Furthest north in Ness the full name of the village there is Còig Peighinnean Nis, and in the Borve area further south of the village there is Còig Peighinnean Bhuirgh. Both are known locally as Na Còig Peighinnean, the full name only being used to distinguish one from the other.

Name

The name refers to the fact that it is made up of five pennylands.

References

^ "Còig Peighinnean Nis". Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
^ "Details of Fivepenny". Scottish Places. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
^ "B8014". Sabre. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links

Visitor's guide for the Isle of Lewis
Website of the Western Isles Council with links to other resources
Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
"Lewis-with-Harris" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 525–526.
A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis Archived 24 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Còig Peighinnean Nis". Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

[2] "Details of Fivepenny". Scottish Places. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

[3] "B8014". Sabre. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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v t e Lewis and Harris
Outer Hebrides Scotland
Inhabited islands	Lewis and Harris Great Bernera Scalpay
Other islands	Bayble Island Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Ensay Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Gasker Hermetray Killegray North Rona Pabbay of Harris Pabaigh Mòr Scarp Seaforth Sgeotasaigh Soay Beag Soay Mòr Stockinish Sula Sgeir Taransay Vacsay
Settlements	Stornoway Adabroc Aignish Aird Ardroil Arnol Baile an Truiseil Balallan Barvas Bayble Borghastan Borsham Borve, Harris Borve, Lewis Bragar Branahuie Breaclete Breasclete Breivig Brenish Brue Cabharstadh Calbost Callanish Carloway Coll Cross Eorodale Eoropie Fivepenny Flesherin Garenin Garrabost Gravir Gress Habost Holm Hushinish Knock Laxdale Leurbost Leverburgh Lionel Lingarabay Marybank Melbost New Tolsta Newmarket Newvalley North Dell Orinsay Parkend Portnaguran Portvoller Rèinigeadal Rodel Shawbost Skigersta Shulishader South Dell South Galson Swainbost Tarbert Tolsta Chaolais Timsgarry Tong
Districts	Back Ness North Lochs Park Point Uig West Side
Geographical features	Butt of Lewis Clisham The Minch Eilean Glas
Historical sites	Callanish Stones Clach an Trushal and Steinacleit Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Lews Castle St Clement's Church Teampall Mholuaidh

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