Stornaway Isle of Lewis multivew 1990s Charles Tait

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Stornoway, Isle of Lewis multiview: Harbour from Lews Castle, Point Street, Fishermans Co-op, Lews Castle, War Memorial
• Publisher:  Charles Tait Photographic
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  1st class Machin defin.
• Postmark(s):  illeg.
• Sent to:  Exhall, Coventry
• Notes & Key words:  some very light marks, consistant with postal use

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh in Gaelic (Gaidhlig)) is a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Stornoway is a sister town of Pendleton, in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States.

The town's population is approximately 8,055, out of a total population of 26,370 for the whole of the Western Isles. The civil parish of Stornoway, including various nearby villages, has a population of approximately 12,000.^[2] Stornoway is an important port and the major town and administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides. It is home to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Western Isles Council) and a variety of educational, sporting and media establishments. Christian observance of the Sabbath is an important aspect of the town's culture.

Stornoway was originally a Viking settlement^{[citation needed]} and developed around its well sheltered natural harbour. Reflecting this, the name Stornoway itself is derived from 'Stjornavagr', an Old Norse word for 'steering bay'. Medieval development of the town was spurred by the construction of the original castle in the High Middle Ages by the Nicolson (or MacNicol) family, themselves of Viking descent. Infighting between rival clans continued throughout the Late Middle Ages and resisted an attempt by the then King of Scotland James VI to colonise Lewis in 1597.

The castle was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's forces in the aftermath of his Scottish campaign in the mid 17th century^{[citation needed]}, and the ownership of Stornoway - and by extension, Lewis - passed from the MacKenzies of Kintail through the Seaforth family and Sir James Matheson (and his descendants) to William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme. Lord Leverhulme finally gifted the town's parish to the Stornoway Trust, whose ownership remains to this day.