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Eilean Mhealasta
Eilean Mhealasta — island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Dog-friendly
About
Eilean Mhealasta is a island in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 124 km². Part of Outer Hebrides. Wikidata describes it as: "island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 58.0833°, -7.1333°.
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Eilean Mhealasta (Mealista Island) is an uninhabited island off the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It takes its name from Mealista, a nearby township on Lewis.
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Background
History
Nearby Mealista had a shrine to St Catan, but it is not known if the island itself had a Culdee settlement. The ruins of old buildings of a previous community can still be seen. In 1823 the island was incorporated into a sheep farm. Thereafter no permanent inhabitants were recorded. A folk myth says that anyone born on Eilean Mhealasta will grow up to be an idiot. Haswell-Smith suggests that the landlords started this rumour to encourage residents to leave. In the 1861 census, it was recorded that some sailors from Rosehearty were camping there. In about 1785 a boat from Mealista carrying a cargo of timber took shelter from a gale at the southernmost point of the Pairc. Nothing more was…
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- Coordinates
- 58.0833, -7.1333
Sources
- wikidata: Q3181011 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Eilean Mhealasta (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eilean Mhealasta?
- Eilean Mhealasta is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.0833°, -7.1333°.