Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Shìophoirt or Mulag |
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Old Norse name | Múli |
Meaning of name | Norse for 'craggy ridge between fjords'; Gaelic for "island of Seaforth" |
Loch Seaforth and Eilean Shìophoirt from the north with Clisham beyond | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NB207111 |
Coordinates | 58°00′00″N 6°43′45″W / 58.00°N 06.7292°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Outer Hebrides |
Area | 273 hectares (1.05 sq mi) |
Area rank | 92 [1] |
Highest elevation | 217 metres (712 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Outer Hebrides |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [2][3][4] |
Seaforth Island | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
Prominence | 217 m (712 ft) |
Listing | Marilyn |
Geography | |
Location | Loch Seaforth between Harris and Lewis, Scotland |
OS grid | NB207111 |
Topo map | OS Landrangers 13, 14 |
Seaforth Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Shìphoirt/Shìophoirt or Mulag) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Unlike many other islands of the Outer Hebrides which are mainly surrounded by open sea, Seaforth Island lies in a narrow fjord-like sea loch named Loch Seaforth, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the open waters of The Minch.
The island has poor soil which only supports rough grazing.