Lewis with Harris

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Lewis and Harris (Scottish Gaelic: Leodhas is na Hearadh) make up the largest island in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. The northern part of the island is called Lewis, the southern is Harris. They are the ancestral homeland of the Highland clan MacLeod, with those individuals on Harris being referred to as from the clan MacLeod of Harris or MacLeod of MacLeod, and those on Lewis being referred to as from the clan MacLeod of Lewis.

The inhabited islands in the Lewis and Harris group are Leòdhas (Lewis), Beàrnaraigh Ùig (Great Bernera), Na Hearadh (Harris) and Sgalpaigh (Scalpay). Tarasaigh (Taransay) and An Sgarp (Scarp) are now-uninhabited islands close to the shore of Harris.

The main town in Lewis is Steòrnabhagh (Stornoway) with ferry links to Ullapool and air services to Benbecula (for Barra), Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh. An Tairbeart (Tarbert) is the ferry terminal in Harris with connections to Skye and North Uist.

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