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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><ref>"The island was divided between two Macleod sons and that artificial division has remained." [http://www.rampantscotland.com/visit/blvisithebrides4.htm Outer Hebrides - Lewis and Harris] </ref> 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><ref>"The island was divided between two Macleod sons and that artificial division has remained." [http://www.rampantscotland.com/visit/blvisithebrides4.htm Outer Hebrides - Lewis and Harris] </ref> 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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"Outer Hebrides" is also a cockney slang (but not rhyming) for piles, due to the appearance of the islands on the map.
    
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