Flodday near Vatersay

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Flodday
Scottish Gaelic nameFlodaigh
Old Norse namefloti
Meaning of name'raft' or 'float' island
Location
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Flodday
Flodday shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NL612924
Coordinates 56°54′N7°34′W / 56.90°N 7.57°W / 56.90; -7.57
Physical geography
Island group Uists and Barra
Area23 ha (57 acres) [1]
Highest elevation43 m (141 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 (Scots Gaelic: Flodaigh) is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Western Islands of Scotland.

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Flodday (nearest island), viewed from Vatersay. Viewfromvatersay.jpg
Flodday (nearest island), viewed from Vatersay.

Geography and geology

Flodday is one of the Barra Isles, lying one mile (1.5 kilometres) west of Sandray. It consists of three parts, with a natural rock arch between the larger two. Facing west there are black cliffs. [3]

Wildlife

The island has a small grey seal colony and is home to a subspecies of the dark green fritillary butterfly (Argynnis aglaja scotica). [3]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  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°53′55″N7°34′01″W / 56.89865°N 7.56704°W / 56.89865; -7.56704


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