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Still looking to develop his fishing plan, in late 1919 he purchased the [[Harris, Outer Hebrides#South Harris|South Harris]] estate from the [[Earl of Dunmore]] for the sum of £36,000. Taking in the fishing village of '''Obbe''' (deriving from a [[Norse language|Norse]] word for a bay), he planned to turn it into a consolidated major fishing centre, with fish distributed through the 400+ [[Mac Fisheries]] [[fishmonger]] shops. He chose the site because it gave access to the waters of both [[the Minch]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and his boats could always find sheltered fishing waters.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst598.html | title=Leverburgh| publisher=[[Gazetteer for Scotland]]| accessdate=9 August 2009}}</ref>
In 1920, with local consent,<ref name=MacFishHist /><ref name=HistLever>{{cite web|url=http://www.leverburgh.co.uk/history.htm|title=History of Leverburgh|publisher=Leverburgh.co.uk|accessdate=30 June 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Obbe was
With a second stage of development planned that would have seen the inner sea loch converted into a harbour to accommodate 200+ trawlers, fitted with a sea lock to ensure a constant {{convert|25|ft|m}} depth, Leverhulme paid for upgraded roads to accommodate the additional traffic.
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