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| | Historical perspective for Stornoway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Stornoway is a head port, including not only all the creeks and harbours of the Outer Hebrides, but also those of Skye and Mull ; and the vessels belonging to it, in Jan. 1884, were 17 sailing vessels, whose total capacity was 927 tons, and 1 steamer, with a capacity of 66 tons. |
 | | The harbour proper, at the upper end of Stornoway Harbour or Loch Stornoway, affords safe and ample anchorage, being sheltered on the S by Arnish Point, and on the W and N by high land. |
 | | Stornoway is also the centre of the greatest of the Scottish fishery districts, embracing the whole of the Outer Hebrides. |
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