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Balishear, Inverness-shire

Historical Description

BALISHEAR, an island, in the parish of North Uist, county of Inverness; containing 157 inhabitants. It is situated in the channel between the islands of North Uist and Benbecula, and has a small village on the east side.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, 1851 by Samuel Lewis