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Lewis and Harris

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Or Lewis with Harris

noun

  1. the northernmost island of the Hebrides, in NW Scotland. 825 sq. mi. (2,135 sq. km).


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Faithful observance of the Sabbath, or Lord's Day, is embedded in the culture of Lewis and Harris.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2024

Ferry operator CalMac cancelled almost all of its Sunday sailings, cutting off services to the islands including Arran, Bute, Lewis and Harris.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2024

But as we pressed onward, traveling west beyond the islands of North Uist and Lewis and Harris, the water suddenly grew rougher.

From New York Times Oct. 11, 2021

Lewis and Harris, the two northern islands of the Western Isles, had a population of 34,600 in 1911.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2019

This instructor goes over the whole of Lewis and Harris, spending month about in each, erecting new looms and modernising old ones.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner

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