"National Mòd, there are annual local mods. Stornoway Castle Green hosts the annual 3 day Hebridean Celtic Festival in July, attracting over 10,000 visitors. The festival includes events such as ceilidhs, dances and special concerts featuring storytelling, song and music with performers from all round the Isles and beyond. The radio station Isles FM is based in Stornoway and broadcasts on 103FM, featuring a mixture of Scottish Gaelic and English programming. The town is also home to a studio operated by BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, and Studio Alba, an independent television studio from where the Scottish Gaelic TV channel TeleG"
"Stornoway Stornoway (; ) is the main town of the Western Isles and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland. The town's population is around 8,000, making it by far the largest town in the Hebrides, as well as the second largest island town in Scotland after Kirkwall in Orkney. The traditional civil parish of Stornoway, which includes various nearby villages, has a combined population of just over 10,000. Stornoway is an important port and the major town and administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides. It is home to ""Comhairle nan Eilean Siar"" (the Western Isles Council) and a"
"legal advice that not implementing Sunday sailings would be against human rights legislation. There are Sunday flights leaving from Stornoway Airport with two return flights to Inverness and one to Glasgow. Stornoway Stornoway (; ) is the main town of the Western Isles and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland. The town's population is around 8,000, making it by far the largest town in the Hebrides, as well as the second largest island town in Scotland after Kirkwall in Orkney. The traditional civil parish of Stornoway, which includes various nearby villages, has a combined population of just over"
"Uig, Lewis Uig (), also known as ""Sgìr' Ùig"", is a civil parish and community in the west of the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The Parish of Uig is one of the four civil parishes of the Isle of Lewis. It contains the districts of Carloway, East Loch Roag, Bernera and Uig (Lewis). The name derives from the Norse word ""Vik"" meaning 'a bay'. Uig (Lewis) otherwise known as West Uig is the largest and most sparsely populated district of the Isle of Lewis. It contains the highest point on the island, Mealasbhal (574m) and also"
"of which is a Catholic school. Fort William, Highland Fort William ( ; ""The Garrison"") is a town in the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe. As of the 2011 Census, Fort William had a population of 10,459, making it the second largest settlement in the Highland council area, and the largest town - only the city of Inverness has a larger population. Fort William is a major tourist centre, with Glen Coe just to the south, to the east and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles. It is a centre for"
"Lewis and Harris Lewis and Harris () is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides. It is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles, The northern part of the island is called Lewis, the southern is Harris and both are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands. The boundary between Lewis and Harris is where the island narrows between Loch Resort (', opposite Scarp) on the west and Loch Seaforth (') on the east (north of the more obvious isthmus at Tarbert). The island does not have a one-word name in either"
"such as football, rugby union and golf are popular. The Isle of Lewis has a rich folklore, including ""Seonaidh"" – a water-spirit who had to be offered ale in the area of Teampull Mholuaidh in Ness – and ""The Blue Men"" who inhabited the Minch, between Lewis and the Shiants. Isle of Lewis Lewis (, ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. It is also known as the Isle of Lewis, as the two parts are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands."
"Fort William, Highland Fort William ( ; ""The Garrison"") is a town in the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe. As of the 2011 Census, Fort William had a population of 10,459, making it the second largest settlement in the Highland council area, and the largest town - only the city of Inverness has a larger population. Fort William is a major tourist centre, with Glen Coe just to the south, to the east and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles. It is a centre for hillwalking and climbing due to its"
"of Lewis from the top of the monument. While Lewis has only one town, Stornoway, with a population of approx 8,000, there are also several large villages and groupings of villages on Lewis, such as North Tolsta, Carloway and Leurbost with significant populations. Near Stornoway, Laxdale, Sandwick and Holm, although still de facto villages, have now become quasi-suburbs of Stornoway. The population of the greater-Stornoway area including these (and other) villages would be nearer 12,000. The island of Great Bernera contains the first planned crofting township created in the Outer Hebrides, Kirkibost created in 1805. This village was subsequently 'cleared'"
"Leverburgh Leverburgh ( or possibly ""An Tòb"") is the second largest village, after Tarbert, on the island of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Leverburgh is within the parish of Harris. In his 30s, English businessman William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme had taken a boat trip and fallen in love with the Western Isles of Scotland. In May 1918, at the age of 66, he bought the Isle of Lewis for £167,000, convinced that he could resurrect the fishing industry. But his investment floundered in 1919 when servicemen, demobilised from the First World War and promised land, started occupying"
"is scattered in villages, small towns and isolated farmsteads or crofts. Nearly 100 of Scotland's islands are inhabited, the most populous being Lewis with 16,782 people resident in 2001, primarily concentrated in Stornoway, the only burgh of the Outer Hebrides. Other island populations range down to very low levels on certain small isles. Between 1991 and 2001, the total number of people living on Scotland's islands fell by 3%. Conversely, islands such as Tiree, Skye and Eigg experienced increases in their respective populations over the same decade. There are seven cities in Scotland; Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Perth and"
"from 1801 to 1832. In 1832 it was merged with the Cromartyshire constituency to form the Ross and Cromarty constituency. Wester Ross is well known for its mountain scenery, especially the Torridon Hills which includes such peaks as Beinn Eighe and Liathach. Easter Ross is less mountainous, and consists of towns, villages and farmland bordering the Moray Firth. Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles, and is, in general, the lower-lying part of the island. Due to its flatter, more fertile land, Lewis contains three-quarters of the population of the Western"
"by Peter May, is set on Lewis and Harris. Lewis and Harris Lewis and Harris () is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides. It is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles, The northern part of the island is called Lewis, the southern is Harris and both are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands. The boundary between Lewis and Harris is where the island narrows between Loch Resort (', opposite Scarp) on the west and Loch Seaforth (') on the east (north of the more obvious isthmus at Tarbert). The"
"Centre stands the North Lewis War Memorial, which records the names of men from Borve, Galson, Shader, and Ballantrushal who died in the two World Wars and the Iolaire Disaster of 1919. The memorial also records one casualty of the Boer Wars. Borve Free Church is in the village centre. The church has recently been used for traditional Hebridean weddings. Borve, Lewis Borve () is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, from the island's only town, Stornoway. The village lies on the River Borve, which is crossed by two adjacent bridges. The older"
"Shawbost Shawbost () is a large township in the West Side of the Isle of Lewis. The village of Shawbost has a population of around 500 and lies around to the west of the island's capital Stornoway. Shawbost is within the parish of Barvas. A recent development in the village was the renovation of the old school into the new community centre. The scattered settlement is split into three sections: North Shawbost (""Siabost bho Thuath""), South Shawbost (""Siabost bho Dheas"") and New Shawbost (""Pàirc Shiaboist""). There is a small museum of folk life and nearby is a small stone circle."
"and is the second oldest Games on the isle of Lewis. The local football club is Tong FC. Tong, Lewis Tong (; ) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, north-east of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527 (2001 census). Fishing forms part of the local economy. Between 1919 and 1921, Tong, along with nearby Coll and Gress, was the scene of several land raids (see the Coll, Lewis article for more). The village has a community centre with a football pitch and a"
"(to the South) there. North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist are three distinct islands but connected by a road in the sea (causeway). Barra is another island just to the south of South Uist. The islands on the archipelago together - Lewis/Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra - are known both as the Outer Hebrides, but also (especially to locals, and in political circles) as the Western Isles. Lewis/Harris is the most populous of the Scottish islands, and had just over 20,500 residents in 2011, a rise of 5.6% from the 2001 census total of 19,918. Stornoway is"
"Leurbost Leurbost () is a village on the east coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is approximately south of Stornoway on the road to Harris. It is the main settlement in the area of the island known as North Lochs. Leurbost is within the parish of Lochs. Population: Over 500 Languages : English (UK) Gàidhlig (Gaelic) Football Team: Lochs FC Football Pitch/Best pies served at: Creagan Dubh Pies served by: Pie Ladies In 1856 reports circulated of a 'sea-serpent' in a fresh water loch near the town. The creature, referred to as ""Searrach Uisge"", was said"
"village of Crossbost was formed in the 1840s after the clearances of the people from Lemreway and other surrounding villages from the opposite side of Loch Erisort. Many of the families gathered the few possessions they could and came across the loch, most surviving their first winter in their upturned boats. Crossbost Crossbost is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of North Lochs, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is located approximately ten miles away from Stornoway, the main town on the island. Due to its close proximity to the main island town there are very"
"(aka Roderick Morrison and ""Ruaidhri Mac Gille Mhoire"") the retained harper to Clan MacLeod at Dunvegan Castle was born in Bragar in 1656. He wrote Òran Mòr MhicLeòid. Bragar Bragar () is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 14 miles from the island's only town, Stornoway. Bragar is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A858 between Carloway and Barvas. Residents are mainly Gaelic speaking, and many work as crofters. The village's best-known landmark is a whalebone arch, made in 1921 from the jawbone of an long"
"Bragar Bragar () is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 14 miles from the island's only town, Stornoway. Bragar is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A858 between Carloway and Barvas. Residents are mainly Gaelic speaking, and many work as crofters. The village's best-known landmark is a whalebone arch, made in 1921 from the jawbone of an long blue whale which was beached on the shore the year before. Bragar also has a post office, a war memorial, and a school. A ruined Iron Age broch,"
"Tong, Lewis Tong (; ) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, north-east of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527 (2001 census). Fishing forms part of the local economy. Between 1919 and 1921, Tong, along with nearby Coll and Gress, was the scene of several land raids (see the Coll, Lewis article for more). The village has a community centre with a football pitch and a primary school. Its religious establishments include a Free Church of Scotland mission house and a Scottish Episcopal Church"
"Borve, Lewis Borve () is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, from the island's only town, Stornoway. The village lies on the River Borve, which is crossed by two adjacent bridges. The older bridge, built of stone rubble and consisting of a single arch, dates from the late 19th century and is no longer used for road traffic. The modern bridge was built in the early 1990s at a cost of £250,000. The main road through the village is the A857 between Stornoway and Ness. The village is in three parts: Borve, previously"
"Brue Brue () is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is a crofting township and it is composed of two areas: Am Baile Staigh, which is nearer the coast, and Pàirc Bhrù, which runs towards the moor. In total it covers a road distance of 2.5 km. Brue is situated on a minor road which joins to the A858, and is within the parish of Barvas. The name Brue is an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ""Brù"" which in turn comes from an Old Norse word which"
"Ness, Lewis Ness () is the northernmost part of the Isle of Lewis, a community consisting of about 16 villages, including Lionel, Habost, Swainbost, Cross, North and South Dell, Cross Skigersta, Skigersta, Eorodale, Adabroc, Port of Ness, Knockaird, Fivepenny and Eoropie. It is the most north-westerly community in the European Union. Its most northerly point is the Butt of Lewis. The name Ness derives from the old Norse for ""headland"" and many of the other place names in the area also have a Norse origin. Ness is part of the Galson Estate which is owned by Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (Galson"
"Lerwick Lerwick (; Scottish Gaelic: ""Liùrabhaig"", Norwegian: ""Leirvik"") is the main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7000 residents in 2010 and is the third-largest island settlement in Scotland. Centred off the north coast of the Scottish mainland and on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland, Lerwick lies north-by-northeast of Aberdeen; west of the similarly sheltered port of Bergen in Norway; and south east of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands. It is the most northerly town in the United Kingdom and the most easterly in Scotland. One of the UK's"
"Barvas Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: ""Barabhas"" or ""Barbhas"") is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. 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 has the highest concentration of Scottish Gaelic speakers in Scotland (64% of the population) with 2,037. In the early 2000s, controversy hit the area as one of Europe's largest windfarms was planned for"
"Wishaw Wishaw is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, south-east of Glasgow city centre. The Burgh of Wishaw was formed in 1855; it formed a joint large burgh with its neighbour Motherwell from 1920 until its dissolution when Scottish local authorities were restructured in 1975. Wishaw had a population of 30,510 in 2016. Wishaw lies within a very populated area in North Lanarkshire, which itself is the 4th largest local authority in Scotland (based on population). The main areas of Wishaw are: Cambusnethan, Coltness, Craigneuk, Gowkthrapple, Dimsdale, Greenhead, Wishawhill, Netherton, Pather and Waterloo."
"Crossbost Crossbost is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of North Lochs, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is located approximately ten miles away from Stornoway, the main town on the island. Due to its close proximity to the main island town there are very few local amenities. The village includes a Free Church of Scotland, graveyard, post office, war memorial and an old fashioned, red telephone box (this no longer accepts coins; cards only). There are two piers in the village, both of which are regularly used, mainly for personal rather than business use. The"
"the dangers but in the past the stormy seas have claimed many ships. Religion, music and sport are important aspects of local culture, and there are numerous designated conservation areas to protect the natural environment. The islands form an archipelago whose major islands are Lewis and Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra. Lewis and Harris has an area of and is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles, after Great Britain and Ireland. It incorporates Lewis in the north and Harris in the south, both of which are frequently referred to as"
"and in due course Stornoway became a Burgh of Barony. By this time, Lewis was held by the Mackenzies of Kintail (later the Earls of Seaforth), who pursued a more enlightened approach, investing in fishing in particular. The Seaforths' royalist inclinations led to Lewis becoming garrisoned during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms by Cromwell's troops, who destroyed the old castle in Stornoway. With the implementation of the Treaty of Union in 1707, the Hebrides became part of the new Kingdom of Great Britain, but the clans' loyalties to a distant monarch were not strong. A considerable number of islesmen"
"name changed from Obbe to Leverburgh in December 1920. The nearby area is known for its beautiful beaches, especially along the west coast road. Leverburgh Leverburgh ( or possibly ""An Tòb"") is the second largest village, after Tarbert, on the island of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Leverburgh is within the parish of Harris. In his 30s, English businessman William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme had taken a boat trip and fallen in love with the Western Isles of Scotland. In May 1918, at the age of 66, he bought the Isle of Lewis for £167,000, convinced that he"
"its flatter, more fertile land, Lewis contains three-quarters of the population of the Western Isles, and the largest settlement, Stornoway. The main economic activities in Ross and Cromarty are crofting, fishing and tourism. The population as of 2001 was 49,967. The name Ross and Cromarty was first used for the Ross and Cromarty county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. As created in 1832, the constituency merged two former county constituencies: the Ross-shire constituency and the Cromartyshire constituency, and it elected a Member of Parliament to represent the counties of Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, minus"