an island of Scotland, one of the inner Hebrides, belonging to the county of Inverness, and lying to the S.W. of Mull; N. Lat. (of the western extremity) 57° 2', W. Long. 6° 25'. Its form is somewhat irregular; greatest length, 8 miles; breadth, 7½; circumference, about 20. The surface is more rugged and mountainous than that of any other of the Hebrides, there are hardly any valleys, and few patches of verdure among the hills. In the centre are a few fresh-water lakes, abounding in trout. A very small part of its surface is cultivated. Pop. (1851) 162.