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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lochs like this:
Lochs, par., Lewis island, Outer Hebrides, Ross-shire, 144,444 ac. (including foreshore and lochs), pop. 6284; the church is on the N. side of Loch Erisort, 11½ miles SW. of Stornoway.
Lochs is now part of NA H EILEANAN AN IAR Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NA H EILEANAN AN IAR has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lochs itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lochs, in Na H Eileanan An Iar and Ross and Cromarty | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16649
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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