Mealista
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Mealista or Mealasta 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.
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
in the west of the Isle of Lewis. It is currently largely uninhabited due to the Highland Clearances
Highland Clearances
The Highland Clearances were forced displacements of the population of the Scottish Highlands during the 18th and 19th centuries. They led to mass emigration to the sea coast, the Scottish Lowlands, and the North American colonies...
, which occurred there in 1838.
Mealasta lends its name to Eilean Mhealasta
Eilean Mhealasta
Eilean Mhealasta 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.-History:...
which is just to the southwest.