Sandray

Coordinates: 56°53′36″N 7°31′0″W / 56.89333°N 7.51667°W / 56.89333; -7.51667
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Sandray
Scottish Gaelic nameSanndraigh
Meaning of nameSand island (Norse)
Location
OS grid referenceNL651914
Physical geography
Island groupBarra
Area385 hectares (1.49 sq mi)
Area rank77 [1]
Highest elevationCarn Ghaltair 207 metres (679 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Populationuninhabited since 1934
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

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.

Geography

Sea cliffs and caves on Sandray
Sea cliffs and caves on Sandray

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.

Footnotes

  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. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 2007-07-23.

56°53′36″N 7°31′0″W / 56.89333°N 7.51667°W / 56.89333; -7.51667