MINGALA, an island, in the parish of Barra, county
of Inverness; containing 1 13 inhabitants. This is one
of the most southern of the Barra isles, and is about
two miles in length, and one mile and three-quarters in
breadth. It is separated, on the north, from Pabba by
the sound of Miiigala; and from Bernera, on the southwest,
by the sound of that name. The coast around is
bold and rocky, and in some ])arts the ground rises to a
great height; the island is chiefly pastoral, and near it
is a rock whose summit is covered with luxuriant verdure,
to which the sheep are elevated by ropes, and left
to pasture for the season. Iiniumcrahle sea-fowl visit
the cliffs at the period of incubation, and disappear with
their young in autumn.