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Charles Macleod

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Stornoway Black Pudding and traditional island butchery

What you’ll find

What Charles Macleod is known for

Charles Macleod has butchered meat in Stornoway since 1947, when founder Charles Menendez MacLeod returned from wartime service to start the family business. Its Stornoway Black Pudding carries EU Protected Geographical Indication status, made to the traditional oatmeal-and-suet recipe tied to the island.