Tong, Outer Hebrides

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tong (Tunga in Scottish Gaelic) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, approximately 4 miles north-east of the main town of Stornoway on the road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527 as of the 2001 census. The village has a community centre with a football pitch and a primary school.Between 1919 and 1921, Tong along with nearby Coll and Gress was the scene of several land raids - see under Coll.Stornoway (Scottish Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh) is a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.The town's population is around 9,000, making it the largest settlement in the Western Isles (with a third of the population) and the third largest town in the Scottish Highlands after Inverness and Fort William. The civil parish of Stornoway, including various nearby villages, has a population of approximately 12,000. Stornoway is an important port and the major town and administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides.