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It was founded by crofters from Lewis and Harris in 1921. [2] Portnalong and Fiskavaig are both crofting townships in the North Talisker common grazings where 69 crofters hold in common the sheep stock club that manages that commons. Portnalong served as a refueling point for allied shipping during World War II.
Harris and Lewis: Area: ... Scarp has an area of 1,045 hectares (2,582 acres), divided into 16 crofts. The majority of the land is rocky and uncultivated, and is ...
Crofting communities were a product of the Highland Clearances (though individual crofts had existed before the clearances). Previously, Highland agriculture was based on farms or bailtean, which had common grazing and arable open fields operated on the run rig system.
The Harris Sea Ranch is up for sale after decades on the beach, offering nearly 20,000 square feet that could be redeveloped. The motel was closed this summer for the second straight season.
Lochs is a civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles, Scotland. It is one of the four civil parishes in Lewis and extends over the south-eastern part. It is bordered by the parish of Stornoway in the north and Uig in the west. Loch Seaforth separates it from Harris in the south, apart from a 19 miles (31 kilometres) land border ...
Lewis and Harris is the most populous of the Scottish islands: It had just over 21,000 residents in 2011, [4] a rise of 5.6% from the 2001 census total of 19,918. [20] Stornoway is the main town of the island, and the civil parish of Stornoway, including the town and various nearby villages, has a population of about 12,000.
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Harris (Scottish Gaelic: Na Hearadh, pronounced [nə ˈhɛɾəɣ] ⓘ) is the southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to in opposition to the Isle of Lewis as the Isle of Harris , which is the former postal county and the ...