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Merge from Lewis and Harris
South Uist (Gaelic: ''Uibhist a Deas'') lies towards the southern end of the [[archipelago]], between Barra and Benbecula. Its population is mainly [[Roman Catholic]] (the island was one of the very few areas in [[Great Britain]] where the [[Reformation]] never gained a foothold) and [[Gaelic]]-speaking. The main settlement is Lochboisdale (''Loch Baghasdail'') at the southern end of the island, which has a ferry terminal with services to Barra and to [[Oban]] on the Scottish mainland.
South Uist (Gaelic: ''Uibhist a Deas'') lies towards the southern end of the [[archipelago]], between Barra and Benbecula. Its population is mainly [[Roman Catholic]] (the island was one of the very few areas in [[Great Britain]] where the [[Reformation]] never gained a foothold) and [[Gaelic]]-speaking. The main settlement is Lochboisdale (''Loch Baghasdail'') at the southern end of the island, which has a ferry terminal with services to Barra and to [[Oban]] on the Scottish mainland.
Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, is a single island which has been divided into two parts of land [http://www.rampantscotland.com/visit/blvisithebrides4.htm] by Loch Seaforth and the hills of Harris. It is linked by ferry to the island of [[North Uist]] and to [[Uig]] on the [[Isle of Skye]]. It has given its name to the rugged woven woolen cloth known as 'Harris Tweed', the term ''tweed'' being a corruption of ''tweel'' (twill) and nothing to do with the [[River Tweed]] in south-eastern Scotland. The land is flat and relatively fertile, much being divided into crofts (smallholdings). The main town, [[Stornoway]] (''Steornabhagh''), is also the administrative centre of the Western Isles. The megalithic standing stones at Callanish on Lewis are one of Scotland's major cultural monuments.
[[Category:Scottish Islands]]
[[Category:Scottish Islands]]
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[[Category:Archipelagos]]
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[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]