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XXXIV.—Geology of the Outer Hebrides. Part V.—North Harris and Lewis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

T. J. Jehu  and
R. M. Craig
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The term “Hebrides” is of unknown origin. Some authorities suggest that it meant “the islands of Brude,” called after the names of several Pictish kings. There seems also to be considerable uncertainty about the name “Lewis.” Some derive it from “Leog,” a marsh. Macculloch traced it to “Loda,” a Scandinavian deity. The name has appeared in various forms, the earliest of which appears to be “Leodus.” Another suggestion is that it may be after “Leutha,” the last of the three Pictish kings who ruled in Orkney (Mackenzie, 1903, pp. xxxvi-xxxviii).

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , 1934 , pp. 839 - 874
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1934

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