View of pier from ENE Digital image of B 76327

Description View of pier from ENE Digital image of B 76327

Date 8/1992

Catalogue Number SC 794055

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 76327

Scope and Content Pier, Leverburgh, Harris, Western Isles, from east-north-east Lord Leverhulme (1851-1925), one of the founders of the company Unilever, bought Harris in 1920, and decided to turn Obbe into a fishing centre. His plan was to land fish in Harris, process them and then sell them in a chain of fishmonger shops which he would buy on the mainland. In total, 300 local men were involved in preparing the area. A stone pier, seen here, and two timber piers were built. There was enough room for 50 herring drifters at the pier. Although the fishing centre shut in 1925, fishing still continues in the area today. Lewis and Harris are both parts of the same island, collectively known as 'the Long Island', which is the most northerly in the Outer Hebrides. Together they are about 95km in length and around 32km at the widest point. Most of Lewis is quite low-lying, whereas Harris is mountainous. Leverburgh, once known as Obbe, is at the south-west tip of Harris. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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