Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Mhealasta |
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Old Norse name | muli-stoair |
Meaning of name | promontory farm |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NB382099 |
Coordinates | 58°05′N 7°08′W / 58.08°N 7.13°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Lewis and Harris |
Area | 124 ha |
Area rank | 135 [1] |
Highest elevation | Cnoc Àrd 77 m |
Administration | |
Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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.