Loch Erisort

Loch Erisort (Scottish Gaelic: Èireasort) is an 8-mile-long narrow sea inlet on the east coast of the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland.

Its name is a relic of the Viking age and came from Old Norse Eiríksfjorðr = "Eric's fjord".

Coordinates: 58°05′43″N 6°30′32″W / 58.09537°N 6.50897°W / 58.09537; -6.50897


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