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Not to be confused with Sanday.
| Sandray | |
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| Location | |
 Sandray
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| Sandray shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NL651914 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Sanndraigh |
| Meaning of name | Sand island (Norse) |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 385 hectares (1.49 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 77 |
| Highest elevation | Carn Ghaltair 207 metres (679 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | uninhabited since 1934 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Barra |
| Local Authority | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
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| References | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Sandray (Scottish Gaelic: Sanndraigh) is one of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony.
[edit] Geography
Sandray is half a mile due south of Vatersay, and east of Flodaigh, north east of Lingeigh and Pabaigh. Maol Domhnaigh/Muldoanich is to the north east of it.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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Coordinates: 56°53′36″N 7°31′0″W / 56.89333°N 7.516667°W
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