Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: Barabhas or Barbhas, pronounced [baravəs])[1] is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.

[3] North is the road to Ness; west takes the traveller to Carloway and the West Side; south runs the road to Stornoway.

According to the 2011 Census it still had the highest concentration of Scottish Gaelic speakers in Scotland (64% of the population) with 2,037.

Notable discoveries and projects: Rev Allan MacArthur was minister of the Free Church in Barvas 1857 to 1887.

[6] In the early 2000s, one of Europe's largest windfarms was planned for Barvas Moor.