Kneep

Human settlement in Scotland
Kneep is located in Outer Hebrides
Kneep
Kneep
Location within the Outer Hebrides
LanguageScottish Gaelic
EnglishOS grid referenceNB095364Civil parish
  • Uig
Council area
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area
  • Western Isles
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townISLE OF LEWISPostcode districtHS2Dialling code01851PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament
  • Na h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°13′16″N 6°56′49″W / 58.221°N 6.947°W / 58.221; -6.947

Kneep (Scottish Gaelic: Cnìp) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Kneep is within the parish of Uig.[1]

Various archaeological discoveries have been made at Kneep, including a Viking cemetery and a number of Viking burials, as well as a cist.[2][3] Other archaeological discoveries include prehistoric,[4][5] Bronze Age[6] and Iron Age[7] sites in the dunes to the east of the settlement.

References

  1. ^ "Details of Kneep". Scottish Places. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Lewis, Bhaltos, Cnip". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Lewis, Bhaltos, Cnip". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Kneep". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Kneep". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Kneep". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Kneep". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014. [dead link]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kneep.
  • Comann Eachdraidh Uig - Kneep
  • Hebridean Connections - Land Dispute, Valtos and Kneep


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