"...an immense shoal of herrings..."

In December 1837,

an immense shoal of herrings,

of a large size,

set into the lochs on the western coast of Harris.

One shoal entered a creek in the Sound of Harris,

the mouth of which dries at half-tide,

while the depth within the bar is seven fathoms;

and about 200 crans were caught in this pool alone.

(Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle, 16th December 1837.)