Gighay

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Gighay
Scottish Gaelic nameGioghaigh
Meaning of name Old Norse: Gydha's island
Location
Outer Hebrides UK relief location map.jpg
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Gighay
Gighay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NF764049
Coordinates 57°01′N7°20′W / 57.02°N 7.33°W / 57.02; -7.33
Physical geography
Island group Uists and Barra
Area96 ha (240 acres)
Area rank152  [1]
Highest elevationMullach a' Charnain 95 m (312 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population0
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References [2] [3] [4]
The harbour near Gioghaigh Gighay.jpg
The harbour near Gioghaigh

Gighay (Scottish Gaelic Gioghaigh) an uninhabited island off the northeast coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Geography and geology

Gighay lies in the Sound of Barra between Barra and Eriskay, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) southwest of Fuday. One of a string of islands between South Uist and Barra, Gighay is "locked" into its neighbour Hellisay, with a harbour between. It is mainly gneiss with quartz veins. [3] Gighay has an area of 96 hectares (240 acres) and rises steeply to 95 metres (312 feet).

Gighay is owned by the Scottish Ministers (i.e. the Scottish government). [5]

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 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.
  5. ↑ "Overview of Gighay". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 2007-12-15.

Coordinates: 57°1′15″N7°20′0″W / 57.02083°N 7.33333°W / 57.02083; -7.33333


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