Little Bernera

Little Bernera
Scottish Gaelic nameBeàrnaraigh Beag
Old Norse namebjarnar-øy
Meaning of nameBjørn's island, from Norse
Location
Little Bernera
Little Bernera shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNB142410
Coordinates58°16′N 6°52′W / 58.27°N 6.87°W / 58.27; -6.87
Physical geography
Island groupLewis
Area138 ha
Area rank129=
Highest elevationTordal 41 m
Administration
Council areaOuter Hebrides
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
References

Little Bernera (Scottish Gaelic: Beàrnaraigh Beag) is a small island situated off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

Little Bernera lies between the sea lochs of West and East Loch Roag, immediately to the north of Great Bernera. The island rises to a height of 42 metres (138 feet) and has an area of 138 ha. The west of the island is extremely rugged and differs significantly from the machair land of the eastern side which benefits from the blown shell sand of the beaches of Tràigh Mhòr and Tràigh na Teampuill.