Towns & cities · Scottish Highlands
Mealista
Mealista — village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Mealista is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 58.1044°, -7.1078°.
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From the Wikipedia article
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. The beach is a visitor attraction.
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Background
History
Mealista is a name of Norse origin, melr-stadhr, meaning 'lyme-grass steading'. Tigh nan Cailleachan Dubha, the House of the Black Women, is one of the medieval ruins, which is purported to have been a nunnery, but that is doubted. 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. During WWII several hundred people were stationed at Mealista and Brenais, to operate wireless and radar installations. There was a cinema, a bar, regular dances, but the area was again abandoned after the war.
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- Coordinates
- 58.1044, -7.1078
- District
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Postcode
- HS2 9HB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Sources
- wikidata: Q367320 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mealista (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Mealasta beach (geograph 4018917).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mealista?
- Mealista is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode HS2 9HB).
- Is Mealista free to visit?
- Yes, Mealista is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mealista?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HS2 9HB. It sits within the Na h-Eileanan an Iar parliamentary constituency.