Stornoway
Proper noun
Meaning
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Stornoway
A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland.
Examples
In September 1507, Torquil MacLeod was besieged at Stornoway Castle on Lewis.
The Western Isles, including Stornoway, are defined by Highlands and Islands Enterprise as an economically "Fragile Area" and they have an estimated trade deficit of some £163.4 million.
Both the 1901 and 1921 census reported that all parishes were over 75% Gaelic speaking, including areas of high population density such as Stornoway.
In 1506 the Earl of Huntly besieged and captured Stornoway Castle using cannon.
The areas with the lowest density of speakers are Stornoway (44%), Braigh (41%), Melbost (41%), and Balivanich (37%).
The council has its base in Stornoway on Lewis and is often known locally simply as "the Comhairle" or a' Chomhairle.