OS grid reference NA991241 Post town ISLE OF LEWIS Dialling code 01851 | Lieutenancy area Western Isles Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 1:07 AM | |
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Mealista (Scottish Gaelic: Mealasta) was 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.
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Map of Mealasta, Isle of Lewis, UK
Mealista is a name of Norse origin, melr-stadhr, meaning 'lyme-grass steading'. Mealasta lends its name to Eilean Mhealasta which is just to the southwest. The area of Mealasta is known to be the location of a medieval settlement, with a possible nunnery on the headland.
During World War II, fourteen of the survivors of the merchant ship SS Geraldine Mary reached shore at Mealista in August 1940. The ship had been torpedoed, off the coast of Ireland, by the German U-Boat U-52.
Mealista meanders
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Mealista Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA