Flodday near Vatersay

For other places with the same name, see Flodday.

Not to be confused with Flodday, Sound of Barra.

Flodday

Scottish Gaelic name	Flodaigh
Old Norse name	Floti
Meaning of name	'Raft' or 'float' island
Flodday (nearest island), viewed from Vatersay
Location
Flodday Flodday shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NL612924
Coordinates	56°53′49″N7°34′01″W / 56.897°N 7.567°W / 56.897; -7.567
Physical geography
Island group	Uists and Barra
Area	23 ha (57 acres) [1]
Highest elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Administration
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0 [2]
References	[3] [4]

Flodday (Scottish Gaelic : Flodaigh) is an uninhabited island, south-west of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

The island 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]

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

References

1. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 December 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 15 July 2025.
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.