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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 center of the Western Isles. The megalithic standing stones at Callanish on Lewis are one of Scotland's major cultural monuments.

Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, is a single island which has been divided into two parts of land<ref> "Although treated as two separate islands with distinct characteristics, Harris and Lewis form a single landmass." [http://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/harris.htm Isle of Harris accommodation and travel]</ref> [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 center of the Western Isles. The megalithic standing stones at Callanish on Lewis are one of Scotland's major cultural monuments.

 

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