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MV Isle of Lewis is a ro-ro ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Oban and Castlebay, Barra. Built in 1995, she remains one of only three ships in the CalMac fleet over 100 metres (328 ft) in length; the others, Loch Seaforth , being longer by almost 15 metres and Glen Sannox being just over 1 metre longer.
There are presently ten monohull vessels over 80 metres (260 feet) in length in the CalMac fleet: MV Isle of Arran, MV Isle of Mull, MV Lord of the Isles, MV Caledonian Isles, MV Isle of Lewis, MV Clansman, MV Hebrides, MV Finlaggan, MV Loch Seaforth, and MV Glen Sannox. These vessels usually operate on the longer crossings, with high passenger ...
The Hebridean Light Railway Company proposed to operate on the Scottish islands of Skye and Lewis. [1] The Skye line was to have connected the port of Isleornsay (for ferries from Mallaig on the Scottish mainland) and the port of Uig on the north-west coast of the island, from where ferries would have sailed to Stornoway on Lewis.
The Isle of Lewis [2] (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Leòdhais) or simply Lewis (pronounced [ˈʎɔːəs̪] ⓘ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands.
Lewis and Harris (Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas agus Na Hearadh, Scots: Lewis an Harris), or Lewis with Harris, [8] is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides, around 24 miles (39 km) from the Scottish mainland.
MV Loch Seaforth is a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Stornoway and Ullapool.She was launched on 21 March 2014 and entered service in mid-February 2015, replacing both the former vessel, 1995-built MV Isle of Lewis and a chartered freight vessel (latterly MS Clipper Ranger).
The loch is dominated by the only inhabited island Great Bernera [1] and East Loch Roag is actually referred to as Loch Bernera on early maps, most notably Murdoch MacKenzie's original Admiralty Chart from 1776. [3] The use of west and east to differentiate the sections of the loch appear from the original Ordnance Survey in the 19th century. [4]
Port of Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Port Nis) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Port of Ness is within the parish of Barvas . [ 1 ] Port of Ness is situated at the end of the A857 , which runs from Stornoway . [ 2 ]