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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Nunton like this:
Nunton, a village on Benbecula island, South Uist parish, Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire, 18 miles SSW of Lochmaddy. It takes its name from an ancient nunnery, which was demolished to furnish building material for -the mansion and offices of the principal landowner of the parish; and it has a post office under Lochmaddy, and a branch of the Commercial Bank.
Nunton is now part of NA H EILEANAN AN IAR Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NA H EILEANAN AN IAR has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nunton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nunton, in Na H Eileanan An Iar and Inverness Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22240
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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