Gaelic name Beàrnaraigh Beag OS grid reference NB142410 Highest elevation Tordal 41 m Island group Outer Hebrides Lieutenancy area Outer Hebrides | Norse name bjarnar-øy Area rank 129= Area 138 ha Council area Outer Hebrides | |
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Meaning of name Bjørn's island, from Norse | ||
Little Bernera (Scottish Gaelic: Beàrnaraigh Beag) is a small island situated off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
Map of Little Bernera, United Kingdom
Little Bernera lies between the sea lochs of West and East Loch Roag, immediately to the north of Great Bernera. The island rises to a height of 42 metres (138 feet) and has an area of 138 ha.
A few centuries ago, the island was the place where people of Carloway were buried, before a cemetery was built in that village. Today, gravestones can still be seen on the island, but are beginning to disappear into the ground.
At Traigh an Teampaill, there is a ruined chapel and small graveyard.
References
Little Bernera Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA