Loch Erisort
Loch Erisort is an 8-mile-long narrow sea inlet on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. Its name is a relic of the Viking Age and came from Old Norse Eiríksfjorðr = "Eric's fjord".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: sea loch in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch Eireasort”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Chaluim Chille.
Eilean Chaluim Chille
Island
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Eilean Chaluim Chille is an unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides. It lies off the east coast of Lewis at the mouth of Loch Erisort. The island reaches a height of 43m in the northeast. Eilean Chaluim Chille is situated 1½ miles southwest of Loch Erisort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cromore and Crossbost.
Cromore
Village
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Cromore is a crofting township on the Isle of Lewis in the district of Pairc, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Lochs.
Crossbost
Village
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Crossbost is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of North Lochs, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is located approximately ten miles away from Stornoway, the main town on the island. Crossbost is situated 1½ miles northwest of Loch Erisort.
Leurbost
Village
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Leurbost is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is approximately 6 miles south of Stornoway on the road to Harris. Leurbost is situated 3 miles northwest of Loch Erisort.
Loch Erisort
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Loch Erisort” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Loch Erisort”
- Cebuano: “Loch Erisort”
- German: “Loch Erisort”
- Irish: “Éireasort”
- Swedish: “Loch Erisort”
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