Breasclete

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Breasclete (Scottish Gaelic: Brèascleit) is a village and community on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland.

One of the main services in the village is Breasclete Primary School, which has a current total of 27 students. There is a thriving community with the new Hall as the base for a number of community groups and organisations.

The village also hosts the Equatec facility, a pharmaceutical facility dedicated to fatty acid research and production, which has now been taken over by German giant BASF in June 2012.

Other businesses located in the area include Scottish Fish Farm who have a number of sites in East Loch Roag http://www.scottishsalmon.com. Hebridean Soap who operate from their base in Breasclete http://www.hebrideansoap-shop.co.uk/.

Traditional industries like Harris Tweed also offer employment and crofting is at the heart of community.

More on the village and its surrounding areas from http://www.breasclete.com/.

v t e Lewis and Harris / Leòdhas agus na Hearadh

Outer Hebrides Scotland

Inhabited islands	Lewis/Leòdhas and Harris/Na Hearadh Great Bernera/Bearnaraigh Mòr Scalpay/Sgalpaigh

Other islands	Bayble Island Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Ensay/Easaigh Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Hermetray/Thearnatraigh Killegray/Ceileagraigh North Rona/Ronaigh a Tuath Pabbay of Harris/Pabaigh na Hearadh Pabaigh Mòr Scarp/An Sgairp Seaforth/Shìphiort Sgeotasaigh Soay Beag Soay Mòr Stockinish/Stocainis Sula Sgeir Taransay/Tarasaigh Vacsay/Bhacsaigh

Settlements	Stornoway/Steòrnabhagh Adabroc Aignish Aird An Rubha Ardroil Arnol Bail' Ùr Tholastaidh Baile an Truiseil Balallan/Baile Ailein Barvas/Barabhas Bayble/Pabail Borghastan Borsham Borgh na Hearadh Borgh na Leòdhas Bragar Branahuie Breacleit Breasclete/Brèascleit Breibhig Brenish/Bréanais Brue/Brù Cabharstadh Calbost Callanish/Calanais Carloway/Carlabhagh Coll Fivepenny/Còig Peighinnean Nis Flesherin/Fleisirin Garenin/Geàrrannan Garrabost Gravir/Grabhair Gress/Griais Habost/Tabost Holm Huisinis Leurbost/Liurbost Leverburgh/An t-Ob Lionel Lingerbay Marybank/Bruach Màiri Melbost Newmarket Newvalley/An Gleann Ùr Ohagro Parkend Portnaguran/Port nan Giuran Portvoller/Port Mholair Rèinigeadal Rodel/Roghadal Shawbost/Siabost Skigersta/Sgiogarstaigh Shulishader/Sulaisiadar Tarbert/Tairbeart Tolsta Chaolais/Tolstadh Chaolais Timsgarry/Timsgearraidh Tong/Tunga

Districts	Back/Bac Ness/Nis North Lochs/Na Lochan a Tuath Park/Pairc Point/Eye Peninsula/An Rubha Uig West Side/Taobh Siar

Geographical features	Butt of Lewis/Rubha Robhanais Clisham/Cliseam The Minch/An Cuan Sgìth Eilean Glas

Historical sites	Callanish Stones Clach an Truiseil and Steinacleit Dun Carloway/Dùn Chàrlabhaigh Dùn Èistean Lews Castle St Clement's Church/Tur Chliamainn Teampull Mholuaidh

Coordinates: 58°13′N 6°44′W / 58.217°N 6.733°W / 58.217; -6.733

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