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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.
The Isle of Lewis [2] (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Leòdhais) or simply Lewis (pronounced [ˈʎɔːəs̪] ⓘ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands.
South Lewis, Harris and North Uist is a large national scenic area (NSA) in the Western Isles of Scotland.It is one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development. [2]
Lewis and Harris is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles, after Great Britain and Ireland. [2] It incorporates Lewis in the north and Harris in the south, both of which are frequently referred to as individual islands, although they are joined by a land border.
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The Lewis & Harris Football Association oversees the Lewis & Harris League, an annual football competition featuring clubs from the Lewis and Harris islands, situated off the coast of Scotland. Differing from traditional winter schedules, this league, like many other northern amateur leagues, operates during the summer months.
Lewis and Harris: Area: 653 ha (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 ... Harris, is just 300 metres (1,000 feet) away across the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
The frequency of such names diminishes dramatically in the lands and islands to the south. According to archaeologist Iain Crawford, the use of Norse personal-names and patronymic-names on Lewis, Harris, Skye and the adjacent mainland may also hint at the level of influence, or persistence of the language. Crawford noted that the use of such ...