Flodday (Sound of Barra)

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Flodday
Scottish Gaelic nameFlodaigh
Old Norse namefloti
Meaning of name'raft' or 'float' island
Location
Outer Hebrides UK relief location map.jpg
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Flodday
Flodday shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NF751022
Coordinates 57°00′N7°21′W / 57.00°N 7.35°W / 57.00; -7.35
Physical geography
Island group Uists and Barra
Area40 ha (99 acres)
Area rank220=  [1]
Highest elevation41 m (135 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population0 [2]
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References [3] [4]

Flodday or Flodaigh (Scottish Gaelic), is a currently uninhabited island that lies to the north east of Barra and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Its name derives from the Old Norse for "flat island".

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Geography and geology

The island is gneiss with fertile soil. A reef to the north ends in a drying islet, Snagaras. [3]

History

Flodaigh supported one family until cleared in 1851. [3]

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: 56°59′47″N7°21′09″W / 56.99625°N 7.35244°W / 56.99625; -7.35244

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