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| Title | Description | Images | Id |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Chicago is the largest city in the mid-west with a population of over 9 million. It is situated on the south-west shore of Lake Michigan in the state of Illinois. It is sometimes called the Windy City. | 45090 | |
| Valtos, Uig, Lewis | Valtos (from the Norse vald hus, house of one in power) is a large and well-populated village on the Valtos peninsula. The main settlement was once on high ground overlooking Cliff bay, where there is archaeological... | Yes | 1993 |
| Geshader, Lewis | Geshader is a village of 11 crofts located on a peninsula into Loch Roag. The croft numbers progress from the road end up the hill and towards the sea, but the new road follows Loch Geshader to the sea and dog-legs back... | Yes | 674 |
| Enaclete, Lewis | Enaclete is a village on the western shores of Little Loch Roag, comprising nine crofts. An abundance of small stone piers and landing stages on the shore indicate the importance of fishing and boat transport to and... | Yes | 1978 |
| Carishader, Lewis | Carishader was lotted in 1849 into 12 regular crofts laid out in a line straddling the main road through Uig, between the hill and the shore of Loch Roag, looking over to Reef and Vuia. Two further crofts were added... | Yes | 1336 |
| Mangersta, Lewis | The original settlement of Mangersta (thought by some to derive from the Norse for 'Magnus's steading') was cleared, resettled and then cleared again prior to 1874. Crofts relating to that earlier period are labelled '... | Yes | 3265 |
| Parish of Stornoway, Lewis | The parish of Stornoway in the historical county of Ross & Cromarty included not only Stornoway town and surrounding villages, but also the peninsula of Point and settlements along the east coast of Lewis extending ... | 204 | |
| Lemreway, Lewis | From the Place-names of Lewis and Harris, D Maciver: Leumra: This is the name used long ago by the old people. Some say to-day Leumrava. The terminal rà here has the same meaning as the second terminal và, a corner of... | Yes | 1017 |
| Orinsay, Lewis | The name Orinsay derives from the Norse for 'ebb-flow island'. When it was first settled is unknown, but the situation is sheltered, with both arable land and good fishing to hand. In 1810, a Mary Maciver (to whom the... | Yes | 377 |
| Marvig, Lewis | Marvig is a village of 24 crofts on Loch Marvig, just south of the mouth of Loch Erisort. Marvig, similar to the other villages in Pairc was evidently at one time wooded, as the roots of trees are to be found in nearly... | Yes | 375 |
| Habost, Pairc, Lewis | Habost is said to be one of the oldest settlements in Park. The name is Scandinavian, the suffix "Bost" meaning a homestead or farm in Norwegian. Under the Highland clan system Habost was a tack and the various tacksmen... | Yes | 378 |
| Kershader, Lewis | Kershader is a village of 12 crofts on the south shore of Loch Erisort, opposite the village of Laxay in Kinloch. The name of the village is of Norse origin, possibly referring to 'shieling of the marsh or thicket'.... | Yes | 1426 |
| Garyvard, Lewis | "A small village of straw thatched huts, built partly of stone and in pretty good repair, to which there is attached a considerable portion of arable land, but the inhabitants derive their chief support from fishing,... | Yes | 379 |
| Caverstay, Lewis | The village of Caverstay is located on the south side of Loch Erisort, just across Tob Caverstay from the somewhat larger village of Garyvard. It consisted of just four crofts, though the neighbouring hamlet of Torostay... | Yes | 2970 |
| Belgium | 20288 | ||
| Grangemouth, Stirlingshire | 9423 | ||
| Stirlingshire | 24659 | ||
| Swordale, Keose Glebe, Lewis | According to D Maciver, Place-names of Lewis and Harris, the name is probably Norse for 'sea-dale'. The whole peninsula to the east of Keose, although now empty, seems to have been subject to human activity for many... | 6080 | |
| Shulishader, Lewis | Shulishader (often known as Shader) is a small village with a population of around 120 people in the Point area of the Isle of Lewis. Located on the north-western side of the Eye Peninsula, it overlooks Broad Bay.... | 24182 | |
| Houston, Texas | 11053 | ||
| United States of America | 1193 | ||
| Flannan Isles | A cluster of islands that lie 21 Miles North West of Gallan Head in Uig, the principal one being "Eilean Mor". In his book, " A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland", Martin Martin wrote: "..it has the ruins... | Yes | 18592 |
| Pabbay Mor, Uig | Pabbay Mor is an island located a few hundred metres off the shore from Valtos in Loch Roag. The name, from the Norse, means Priest's Island and there are numerous archaeological sites here including the settlement at... | Yes | 2764 |
| Cliff, Lewis | A small village on Camas na Clibhe, between high cliffs on both sides, and at the head of Loch Sgaillear. Valtos and the neighbouring village of Cliff were once one, with croft numbers running from 1 to 39 Valtos. Cliff... | Yes | 1970 |
| Balivanich, Benbecula | Balivanich is village of Benbecula, to the west of the causeway linking Benbecula to North Uist. It is the most populous settlement in Benbecula. | 13581 | |
| Isle of Benbecula | The island of Benbecula lies between North and South Uist. It was connected to North Uist in 1960 via the North Ford Causeway, which also connects with Grimsay. In 1982 the South Ford Causeway connected Benbecula to... | 23169 | |
| Creagorry, Benbecula | Creagorry is a hamlet in the south of Benbecula, situated on the approach to the causeway to South Uist. | 13653 | |
| Glasgow | Glasgow, located on the River Clyde, is the largest and most populated city in Scotland. It was the home of heavy industry and shipbuilding, now largely gone. It is an important financial centre and has many world class... | 208 | |
| Aird, Benbecula | Aird is a settlement on the southeast outskirts of the town of Balivanich, in the west of Benbecula. | 12186 | |
| Isle of North Uist | 6892 |