My last post was mainly in response to Joe's question re "What's Stornoway like? Is it as enchanting as Stromness?"
Ok, I shied away from answering the second half, and from making comparisons: "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and a very personal opinion. (I like Stromness the better of the two places, if you must know.)
Fully understand what Alan says about all the songs dedicated to "lovely places" - may be dated, but still very popular in certain circles. Just the type of songs sung by one of our session regulars. I wouldn't knock them, still enjoy them.