 The island is oblong in shape with several inlets on its south coast, lying on an east–west axis in Loch Sealg (Loch Shell), and shelters the harbour of Lemreway on the "mainland" of Lewis nearby.There are two peaks at either end of the island, with the low ground in the middle.There are two lochans in the west, and three in the east as well as a number of burns.