The Isle of Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Leòdhais) or simply Lewis (pronounced [ˈʎɔːəs̪] ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island...
61 KB (6,722 words) - 16:46, 26 September 2024
MV Isle of Lewis is a ro-ro ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Oban and Castlebay, Barra. Built in 1995, she remains one of only two ships...
16 KB (1,950 words) - 13:36, 1 November 2024
mountains. The northern two-thirds is called [the Isle of] Lewis and the southern third [the Isle of] Harris; each is referred to as if it were a separate...
21 KB (2,246 words) - 17:27, 6 November 2024
the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, 4 miles (6 kilometres) northeast of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the...
7 KB (730 words) - 12:52, 3 September 2024
Ross-shire (redirect from County of Ross)
Ross-shire was named after and covered most of the ancient province of Ross, and also included the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The county town was...
27 KB (2,801 words) - 13:11, 27 September 2024
Ross and Cromarty (redirect from County of Ross and Cromarty)
was the village of Ullapool. The county also covered parts of the Outer Hebrides, principally the Isle of Lewis, including the town of Stornoway. The neighbouring...
37 KB (3,790 words) - 07:52, 15 September 2024
origin point of the set. The chessmen were discovered in early 1831 in a sandbank at the head of Uig Bay on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer...
24 KB (2,626 words) - 12:48, 2 November 2024
side of the Moon Isle of Lewis, the northern part of Lewis and Harris, Western Isles, Scotland Lewis, Colorado Lewis, Indiana Lewis, Iowa Lewis, Kansas...
4 KB (449 words) - 11:50, 11 October 2024
(a small hill), is a village in Point peninsula on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Point (an Rubha in Gaelic) is connected by road...
3 KB (267 words) - 18:52, 10 April 2024
MV Isle of Mull is one of the larger ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne from Oban on the west of Scotland. MV Isle of Mull was designed for the route...
10 KB (1,142 words) - 13:44, 1 November 2024