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
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
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References [2] [3] [4]
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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. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
  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. 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 15 December 2007.

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


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