New Tolsta[1] (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr Tholastaidh) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. New Tolsta is within the parish of Stornoway,[2] and it lies to the north of North Tolsta, at the end of the B895 road.[3]
New Tolsta
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.jpg) A traditional house at New Tolsta | |
  New Tolsta Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
| Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NB531485 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| 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 | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
To the north of the village lies the beginning of a road that was planned to cross the moor and meet the road end in the village of Skigersta in Ness. The uncompleted project is known locally as "the road to nowhere".
References
edit- ^ "Overview of New Tolsta". Scottish Places. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Details of New Tolsta". Scottish Places. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "B895". Sabre. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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