Eilean Mhealasta

Eilean Mhealasta
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Mhealasta
Old Norse namemuli-stoair
Meaning of namepromontory farm
Location
Eilean Mhealasta is located in Outer Hebrides
Eilean Mhealasta
Eilean Mhealasta
Eilean Mhealasta shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNB382099
Coordinates58°05′N 7°08′W / 58.08°N 7.13°W / 58.08; -7.13
Physical geography
Island groupLewis and Harris
Area124 ha
Area rank135 [1]
Highest elevationCnoc Àrd 77 m
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

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.

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.