Breivig
Coordinates: 58°16′08″N 6°17′42″W / 58.269°N 6.295°W
Breivig[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Brèibhig) is a village on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breivig is within the parish of Stornoway.[1]
According to Magne Oftedal's 'The Village Names of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides' (Oslo, 1954), the name Brèibhig is derived from the Old Norse Breiðvík ('broad bay').
References
- 1 2 "Details of Breivig". Scottish Places. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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