See Also: Stornoway(encyclopedia)

Stornoway (sh)




Gaelic Steornabhagh

Burgh and largest town and port (pop., 1991: 5,975), Outer Hebrides Islands, Scotland.

Located on the island of Lewis and Harris, Stornoway grew from the 18th century as a fishing town; the chief industry now is the manufacture of Harris tweed. It is the headquarters of the Western Isles council area.