Mealista

Mealista

Mealista or Mealasta (proper Gaelic spelling) is a township in the west of the Isle of Lewis. It is currently largely uninhabited due to the Highland Clearances, which occurred there in 1838.

Mealasta lends its name to Eilean Mhealasta which is just to the southwest.

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Coordinates: 58°6′16″N 7°6′28″W / 58.10444°N 7.10778°W / 58.10444; -7.10778


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