[1] Port of Ness is situated at the end of the A857, which runs from Stornoway.

[2] In 2014, the Ness Fishery Memorial was erected to celebrate the fishing heritage in the area and to commemorate the 96 people who lost their lives in the industry between 1835 and 1900.

[4] Each year men from Ness district sail from the port to Sula Sgeir in the Atlantic Ocean in order to collect young gannet for food.

[7] The Clach Stein standing stones are situated just to the north of the settlement.

[10] The boathouse at the harbour features in the Peter May novels, The Blackhouse and The Lewis Man.