Eilean Glas is a peninsula of Scalpay in the

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. Eilean Glas is home to a historic

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. Eilean Glas means ''Grey/Green Island'' in

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Geography

Eilean Glas lies on the west coast of Scalpay at . The island is long and rises no more than above sea level. The island projects out considerably into

The Minch The Minch () is a strait in north-west Scotland that separates the mainland from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. It was known as ("Scotland's firth") in Old Norse. The Minch's southern extension, which separates Skye from the midd ...

shipping lane, which is likely why it was decided to place the Eilean Glas Lighthouse here. A track across the narrow

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connects Eilean Glas to Scalpay. More recently, a

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was erected on Eilean Glas.

Notes

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