Eas Fors is a waterfall on the island of Mull in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. It is situated on the Allt an Eas Fors (Eas Fors Burn) south of

Dervaig Dervaig ( gd, Dearbhaig) is a small village on the Isle of Mull off the west coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore, and is situated on the B8073. In 1961 it had a population of 82. The church is by Glasgow ...

. The name is tautologous: ''eas'' is

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

for waterfall, and ''fors'' or ''foss'' is also Norse for waterfall,"Norske ordbøker"
Retrieved 18 September 2010. so "Eas Fors" means "waterfall waterfall."

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Waterfalls of the Isle of Mull {{Scotland-geo-stub

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