EALAN-NA-ROAN, an isle, in the parish of Tongue,
county of Sutherland; containing 4*2 inhabitants.
This place, the name of which signifies the " Island of
Seals", is situated at the entrance to the Kyle of Tongue.
It is about two miles in circumference, and is formed of
a mi.xture of sand and a reddish kind of pebble, which
appear as if baked together. The isle contains a large
quantity of peat-moss, and has plenty of fresh water.
Some years since, part of the land near the middle sank
without any visible cause, occasioning a vast chasm. See Tongue.