Gress

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Scotland

| official_name = Gress

| gaelic_name = Griais

| label_position = top

| static_image_name = Land Raiders Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1246895.jpg

| static_image_caption = The Gress Raiders Memorial, Gress

| population =

| language = Scottish Gaelic

| language1 = English

| os_grid_reference = NB490425

| coordinates = {{coord|58.300|-6.283|display=inline,title}}

| civil_parish = Stornoway

| unitary_scotland = Na h-Eileanan Siar

| lieutenancy_scotland = Western Isles

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Na h-Eileanan an Iar

| constituency_westminster = Na h-Eileanan an Iar

| post_town = ISLE OF LEWIS

| postcode_area = HS

| postcode_district = HS2

| dial_code = 01851

}}

Gress ({{langx|gd|Griais}}), a hamlet on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, is adjacent to the larger village of Back. Gress is within the parish of Stornoway.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/towndetails5513.html|title=Details of Gress|publisher=Scottish Places|access-date=23 December 2014}} Between 1919 and 1921, Gress – along with nearby Coll and Tong – was the scene of several land raids.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TcR-tTMbnlUC&q=gress+land+raid+1919&pg=PA58|title=Kith But Not Kin: The Highland Scots, Imperial Resettlement, and the Negotiating of Identity on the Frontiers of the British Empire in the Interwar Years|isbn=9781109782776|access-date=23 December 2014}}

Historical sites

The corn mill at Gress was built in the 19th century and used until the early 20th century. The two-storey building is in a state of ruin. There is a millstone still present.{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=156898 |num2=NB44SE 53 |desc=Lewis, Gress, Abhainn Mhor, Corn Mill |access-date=4 July 2025}}

Geography and geology

Gress is situated on the B895, between Stornoway and North Tolsta.{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B895|title=B895|publisher=Sabre|access-date=23 December 2014}}

Nature

The moorland to the north of Gress is a breeding site for Arctic and great skua in the summer.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiddenlewis.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=96|title=Birdwatching at North Tolsta, Gress and Col|publisher=Hidden Lewis|access-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223140829/http://www.hiddenlewis.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=96|archive-date=23 December 2014}} The Iceland gull and the brent goose can be seen at Gress.{{cite web|url=http://www.western-isles-wildlife.com/2007%20bird%20and%20general%20wildlfe%20sightings%20in%20the%20western%20isles%20or%20outer%20hebrides.htm|title=Recent Sightings|publisher=Western Isles Wildlife|access-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708030321/http://www.western-isles-wildlife.com/2007%20bird%20and%20general%20wildlfe%20sightings%20in%20the%20western%20isles%20or%20outer%20hebrides.htm|archive-date=8 July 2013}} The garden tiger moth has also been seen at Gress.{{cite web|url=http://www.western-isles-wildlife.com/july_sightings_2008.htm|title=Recent Sightings|publisher=Western Isles Wildlife|access-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523104518/http://www.western-isles-wildlife.com/july_sightings_2008.htm|archive-date=23 May 2009}}

References

External links

[http://www.isle-of-lewis.com/ Visitor's guide for the Isle of Lewis]
[http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/ Website] of the Western Isles Council with links to other resources
[http://www.spanglefish.com/AccessLewis/ Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors]
{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Lewis-with-Harris |volume=16 |pages=525–526 |short=1}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081224144554/http://www.hebridean-life.com/ A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis]

Category:Villages in the Isle of Lewis