Sandwick, Lewis

Sandwick Scottish Gaelic: Sanndabhaig
Shingle Beach, Sandwick
Sandwick Location within the Outer Hebrides
Population	870 (2020)[1]
Language	Scottish Gaelic English
OS grid reference	NB441323
Civil parish	Stornoway
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STORNOWAY
Postcode district	HS1
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°12′22″N 6°21′18″W / 58.206°N 6.355°W / 58.206; -6.355

Sandwick (Scottish Gaelic: Sanndabhaig, IPA:[ˈs̪aun̴̪t̪əvɪkʲ]) is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis and a quasi-suburb of Stornoway. Sandwick is situated within the parish of Stornoway.^[2]

Education

Sandwick is home to one of the three principal primary schools for the Stornoway area, Sandwickhill School.^[3]

See also

• Lewis and Harris
• History of the Outer Hebrides

References

1. "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
2. Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Sandwickhill (Site no. NB43SW 213)". Retrieved 1 July 2025.
3. "Sandwickhill Primary School - Eilean Siar (Western Isles)". Scottish Schools Online. Retrieved 19 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
• Historic Environment Scotland. "Sandwick (Site no. NB43SW 259)".
• Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Sandwick (Site no. NB43SW 7)".