Fiaraidh

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Fiaraidh
Scottish Gaelic name Loudspeaker.svg Fiaraigh  (help·info)
Meaning of name'grass' or 'pasture' island
Location
Outer Hebrides UK relief location map.jpg
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Fiaraidh
Fiaraidh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NF702104
Coordinates 57°04′N7°26′W / 57.07°N 7.44°W / 57.07; -7.44
Physical geography
Island group Uist and Barra
Area41 hectares (0.16 sq mi)
Area rank217=  [1]
Highest elevation30 metres (98 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Outer Hebrides
Demographics
Population0 [2]
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References [3] [4]

Fiaraidh (OS; formerly anglicised as Fiaray; Scottish Gaelic : Fiaraigh) is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides. It is 41 ha in size, and 30 metres at its highest point. It is relatively flat and featureless, and is used as a staging post by barnacle geese. The geology is Archaean gneiss. [3]

Western coastline of Fiaraigh The Atlantic coastline of Fiaraigh - geograph.org.uk - 1476942.jpg
Western coastline of Fiaraigh

There are two lochans or ponds, on the island, and it is surrounded by a large drying reef, which was said to be the abode of a fairy woman. [3]

Nearby Lingay is the subject of some folklore.[ vague ]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ↑ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

Coordinates: 57°03′58″N7°26′36″W / 57.06611°N 7.44347°W / 57.06611; -7.44347

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