is, in Scotland, found only on Vatersay and Eriskay . Archaeology The island has remains of an Iron ... Vatersay2chist.html title Annie Jane Memorial the story publisher Isle of Vatersay accessdate ... reflist http robinwilson.net vatersay vatersay.html Panorama of the West Bay on Vatersay Annie Jane ... br Bhatarsaigh cy Bhatarsaigh de Vatersay es Vatersay fr Vatersay ga Bhatarsaigh hu Vatersay nl Vatersay no Vatersay nn Vatersay pt Vatersay pl Vatersay ... more details
Infobox Scottish island Map GridReference NL612924 official name Flodday latitude 56.90 longitude 7.57 celtic name Flodaigh norse name floti meaning of name raft or float island area convert 35 ha sqmi 2 abbr on area rank highest elevation convert 43 m ft 0 abbr on Population 0 population rank main settlement island group Uist s and Barra local authority Na h Eileanan Siar references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland ref ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref otherplaces Flodday Distinguish2 Flodday, Sound of Barra Flodday Scots Gaelic Flodaigh is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Western Islands of Scotland . Image Viewfromvatersay.jpg thumb left Flodday nearest island , viewed from en Vatersay Vatersay . Geography and geology Flodday is one of the Barra Isles , lying one mile west of Sandray . It consists of three parts, with a natural arch natural rock arch between the larger two. Facing west there are black cliffs. ref name Smith clearleft Wildlife The island is a small grey seal colony and home to a subspecies of the Dark Green Fritillary butterfly Argynnis aglaja scotica . ref name Smith Footnotes reflist Barra Isles Category Barra Isles Category Clan MacNeil WesternIsles geo stub coord 56.89865 7.56704 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NL612924 display title fr Flodday Vatersay nn Flodday ved Vatersay ... more details
otherplaces Linga Image Viewfromvatersay.jpg left thumb Lingeigh from Vatersay. It is the small island behind the first small one Lingeigh or Lingay is an unpopulated islet in the Outer Hebrides . It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago gbmappingsmall NL602896 , just north of Rosinish and 3 miles 5 km south of Vatersay . On the south east side of the island there is a cave . Barra Isles coord 56.87289 7.57963 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NL602896 display title Category Barra Isles WesternIsles geo stub nn Lingeigh ... more details
Image View south from Heaval.jpg thumb View of the Barra Isles from Heaval . Castlebay is in the foreground, with Vatersay , Sandray , Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabbay , Mingulay and Barra Head Berneray beyond. The Barra Isles , also known as the Bishop s Isles as they were historically owned by the Bishop of the Isles , ref Murray, W.H. 1966 The Hebrides . London. Heinemann. p. 230. Murray writes that they belonged to the Bishop of the Isles de jure although to Clan MacNeil MacNeil de facto . ref are a small archipelago of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . They lie south of the island of Barra , for which they are named. The group consists of nine island s, and numerous rocks. Many of the islands are extremely small. Only the largest island Vatersay , which is now linked by causeway to Barra, remains inhabited. Berneray, Barra, Scotland Berneray also known as Barra Head , Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabbay , Sandray and Mingulay have been inhabited in the past. The four smallest islands are Flodday near Vatersay Flodday , Lingay , Muldoanich and Uineasan . Access to these islands can be arranged with http www.barrafishingcharters.com Barra Fishing Charters , who run regular trips to Mingulay from May to September and visit other islands by arrangement. The Barra Isles are featured in several Viking saga s. In addition to the larger islands thare are various smaller islets, stacks and skerries. Biruaslum is a Stack geology stack to the west of Vatersay. It reaches convert 72 m ft in height and there is a ruined prehistoric fort on the southern side. Francis G. Thompson characterizes it as high and virtually inaccessible ref http books.google.com books?id shMhAAAAMAAJ&q Biruaslum&dq Biruaslum&pgis 1 Francis G. Thompson, The Uists and Barra David and Charles, 1974 , 168 ref James Fisher mentions a fulmar flying up and down its tiny cliff. ref James Fisher, Rockall The Islet of Birds 114. ref Notes references Barra Isles Hebrides coord 56 48 41 N 07 38 15 W source ... more details
distinguish Sanday Infobox Scottish island latitude 56.89 longitude 7.52 GridReference NL651914 celtic name Sanndraigh norse name meaning of name Sand island Norse area convert 385 ha sqmi 2 area rank 77 highest elevation Carn Ghaltair convert 207 m ft 0 Population uninhabited since 1934 population rank main settlement island group Barra local authority Na h Eileanan Siar references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland . ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref ref cite web url http www.scottish.parliament.uk vli language gaelic pdfs placenamesP Z.pdf format PDF title Placenames author Iain Mac an Tailleir publisher P rlamaid na h Alba accessdate 2007 07 23 ref Sandray lang gd 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 Image Sandray.jpg left 200px Sea cliffs and caves on Sandray Sandray is half a mile due south of Vatersay , and east of Flodday near Vatersay Flodaigh , north east of Lingeigh and Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabaigh . Maol Domhnaigh Muldoanich is to the north east of it. Footnotes references Barra Isles Islands of Scotland coord 56 53 36 N 7 31 0 W display title Category Barra Isles Category Uninhabited islands of Scotland WesternIsles geo stub es Sandray fr Sandray nn Sandray ... more details
Image Heaval top.jpg thumb Top of Heaval, looking out into the Atlantic Heaval is the highest hill on the island of Barra , Scotland . It is 383 metres tall and is located 1.5km northeast of Castlebay . It is most easily ascended from the south east, from the top of a 102 m road pass about 1 km north east of Castlebay. There is signposted car park nearby. About half way up the ridge, there is a white statue of the Virgin and Child. Near the top, the ridge becomes steep, but any difficulties can be bypassed on the south side. The two other hills on Barra with Marilyn hill more than 150 metres of topographic prominence reascent are Ben Tangaval 333 m in the west, and Ben Cliad 202 m in the north. Another hill, Theisabhal Mor 190 m is on Vatersay , which is linked to Barra by causeway . Five of the Barra Isles uninhabited islands to the south have summits higher than 150 m weather permitting, these islands can be visited, with time for summit ascents, by arrangement with http www.barrafishingcharters.com Barra Fishing Charters . References http www.scottish places.info features featurefirst576.html Overview of Heaval, Gazeteer for Scotland coord 56.9655 N 07.4668 W region GB type mountain display title WesternIsles geo stub Barra Category Barra Category Marilyns of Scotland fr Heaval ... more details
orphan date March 2010 F is Bharraigh begun in 1981 with the mission to promote, encourage, foster and develop the practice and study of the Scottish Gaelic language , literature, music, drama and culture on the islands of Barra and Vatersay . The F is movement came about when a group of parents and other individuals on the Isle of Barra became concerned that local traditions were dying out and that island children were not being taught traditional music in the context of formal education. This first F is, which means festival in Gaelic, laid down the path for many more F isean, inspired by the success of the first F is, to spring up around Scotland with each one community led and tailored to local needs. Today there are 41 F isean in Scotland. In 2007, F is Bharraigh launched BarraFest Live the Edge , a weekend festival of traditional and modern Scottish music held on the Tangasdale machair . BarraFest 2008 was held on the 25th and 26th of July. ref name events http www.barra accommodation.co.uk events.php Isle of Barra Events Barra Accommodation. Retrieved 17 August 2008. ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Feis Bharraigh Category Scottish culture Category Scottish Gaelic language Category Organisations based in Scotland Category Festivals in Scotland Category Music festivals in Scotland ... more details
other places Flodday Distinguish2 Flodday near Vatersay Flodday in the Barra Isles Infobox Scottish island Map GridReference NF751022 official name Flodday latitude 57.00 longitude 7.35 celtic name Flodaigh norse name floti meaning of name raft or float island area convert 40 ha acre 0 abbr on area rank 219 highest elevation convert 41 m ft 0 abbr on Population 0 population rank main settlement island group Uist s and Barra local authority Na h Eileanan Siar references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland ref ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref Flodaigh or Flodday is an island to the north east of Barra in the Sound of Barra, Outer Hebrides , Scotland . Its name derives from the Old Norse for flat island . Geography and geology The island is gneiss with fertile soil. A reef to the north ends in a drying islet, Snagaras. ref name Smith History Flodaigh supported one family until cleared in 1851. ref name Smith Footnotes reflist Sound of Barra coord 56.99625 7.35244 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NF751022 display title Category Islands of the Outer Hebrides WesternIsles geo stub fr Flodday Barra nn Flodday i Sound of Barra ... more details
, Argosy . There is an added, original verse by Maid in the Myddle. The Vatersay Boys mixed the song ... Mingulay in the chorus changed to Vatersay . Tom & Chris Kastle A Chicago, U.S. Maritime folk duo ... more details
Infobox Radio Station name Two Lochs Radio image city Gairloch area Wester Ross branding airdate November 22, 2003 frequency 106 MHz, 106.6 MHz format Community info & mixed music power erp 0.6 kW & 2 kW owner Community owned website http www.2lr.co.uk www.2LR.co.uk Two Lochs Radio is Britain s smallest commercial radio station, and community broadcaster for the Gairloch , Loch Ewe and Loch Maree areas of Wester Ross , in the Scottish Highlands Highlands of Scotland . The station broadcasts in stereo on 106 and 106.6 FM. For about 40 hours per week the station broadcasts programmes produced by volunteer presenters, with the remaining airtime occupied by digital services Smooth Radio Glasgow during the day and Magic 105.4 or Smooth Radio Glasgow overnight. In April 2008, Two Lochs Radio also launched an online Listen live streaming service, accessible from a button on its homepage, and also in the Reciva database for Internet radios. Two Lochs Radio s programme schedule ref http www.2lr.co.uk times ref includes daily breakfast and afternoon shows, plus a range of individual music and local interest programmes, including Gaelic broadcasts and recordings from local events. The station takes part in regular two way broadcast link ups with neighbouring station Cuillin FM on Skye, and also broadcasts Gaelic programmes produced by Barra & Vatersay Community Radio ref http www.isleofbarra.com radio.html ref and by CKJM ref http www.ckjm.ca english radio viewshow.cfm?id 41 ref in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Cape Breton . Two Lochs Radio was named Calor Scottish Business in the Community Business award in 2004 ref http www.calorvillageoftheyear.org scotland press centre press archive 2004 november 041126 two lochs.htm ref , and is a three times winner of the Wallace Sword award ref http www.highland.gov.uk yourcouncil news newsreleases 2006 January two lochs award.htm ref for the best Gaelic magazine programme produced by a Highland community radio station. ... more details
Ceann a Gh raidh is the location of the ferry terminal on the south western side of Eriskay in the Western Isles of Scotland. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ferries The small landing craft type ferry, MV Eilean Na H Oige 1980 based on Scottish Gaelic Eilean na h ige The Island of Youth provided a service from here to Ludaig on South Uist , until the causeway opened in July 2001. ref name Goodbye cite web url http www.cne siar.gov.uk press archive archive 030818.htm title Last Goodbye for Council Ferries publisher Comhairle nan Eilean Siar date 18 August 2003 accessdate 3 August 2009 ref MV Eilean Bhearnaraigh 1982 similarly operated between Berneray, North Uist Berneray and North Uist , until the Berneray, North Uist Causeway Berneray Causeway opened in 1998. ref name Goodbye Sound of Barra ferry The new harbour and slipway on Eriskay were constructed at the same time as the causeway. The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ferries started a new service across the Sound of Barra to Ardmore, Barra Aird Mhor on 4 March 2002. This completed the whole link from Berneray, North Uist Berneray to Vatersay , ref cite web url http www.isle of eriskay.com eriskay.htm title Eilean Eriskay publisher Saorsa gm2fz accessdate 3 August 2009 ref but they could only carry 5 cars. The new, larger Caledonian MacBrayne CalMac ferry, MV Loch Bhrusda took over on 7 June 2003. ref cite web url http www.isle of eriskay.com pages loch bhrusda b15 672 450 jpg.htm title Loch Bhrusda arriving at Ceann a Gharaidh publisher Isle of Eriskay accessdate 3 August 2009 ref and the old ferries were sold for further service in Bere Island Ireland and Papa Stronsay Orkney . ref name Goodbye Since July 2007, the Sound of Barra service has been provided by the larger MV Loch Alainn . ref cite web url http www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk h loch bhrusda.asp title History of MV Loch Bhrusda publisher Ships of CalMac accessdate 3 August 2009 ref The placename literally means The head of the garden . This location is so called due t ... more details
language, literature, music, drama and culture in the Islands of Barra and Vatersay. Since ... and Heaval, from Vatersay File Example.jpg gallery See also List of places in the Western Isles ... more details
TOCright There are many small islands in Scotland called Flodday Scottish Gaelic language Scots Gaelic Flodaigh or similar and this list provides a guide to their location. The derivation of the name is from the Old Norse floti meaning raft or float . ref cite web url http www.scottish.parliament.uk vli language gaelic pdfs placenamesF J.pdf title Placenames author Iain Mac an T illeir publisher P rlamaid na h Alba format pdf accessdate 23 July 2010 ref The similar island names Fladda and Flotta are also from the Norse flatr and mean flat island . ref http www.orkneyjar.com placenames pl root.htm Orkney placenames . Orkneyjar. Retrieved 12 February 2011. ref Usage is not always consistent in external sources. Outer Hebrides Lewis near Great Bernera Bearnaraigh Flodaigh, Lewis gbmappingsmall NB105335 , in inner Loch Roag, Lewis , opposite the hamlet of Cairisiadar. Flodaigh, Outer Loch R g gbmappingsmall NB120415 , in outer Loch Roag, west of the islet of Hairsgeir and south of Bearasaigh . Harris Fladday gbmappingsmall NA993152 , between Scarp, Scotland Scarp and Harris, Outer Hebrides Harris . North Uist Flodaigh gbmappingsmall NF940695 , in Loch Maddy, North Uist . Flodaigh Beag Floddaybeg gbmappingsmall NF917580 the Gaelic meaning is small raft island east of North Uist. Flodaigh M r Floddaymore gbmappingsmall NF913570 the Gaelic meaning is big raft island , east of North Uist. Benbecula Flodaigh also referred to as Flodda ref name GRO General Register Office for Scotland 28 November 2003 http www.gro scotland.gov.uk census censushm occpapers occasional paper 10.html Occasional Paper No 10 Statistics for Inhabited Islands . Retrieved 22 Jan 2011. ref gbmappingsmall NF845555 , a tidal island to the north of Benbecula . Barra Flodday, Sound of Barra gbmappingsmall NF750020 , which lies east of Fuiay Fuidheigh to the north east of Barra. Flodday near Vatersay gbmappingsmall NL610925 , one mile west of Sandray in the Bishop s Isles south of Barra. Inner Hebrides Eile ... more details
This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in Scotland . The northernmost and westernmost points of Scotland coincide with Extreme points of the United Kingdom those of the UK both for the mainland and including the islands . clear General Image Rockall wave March 1943.jpg thumb right Winter waves breaking over Rockall in 1943. Rockall is arguably the westernmost point of Scotland. Northernmost point &ndash Out Stack , Shetland Islands at coord 60 51 N 0 52 W Northernmost settlement &ndash Skaw , Unst , Shetland Islands at coord 60 49 N 0 47 W Southernmost point &ndash Mull of Galloway , Wigtownshire at coord 54 38 N 4 52 W Southernmost settlement &ndash Cairngaan , Wigtownshire at coord 54 38 N 4 54 W Westernmost point &ndash Rockall sup 1 sup at coord 57 35 N 13 41 W Westernmost settlement &ndash Caolas , Bhatarsaigh Vatersay , Outer Hebrides at coord 56 56 N 7 32 W Easternmost point &ndash Bound Skerry , Out Skerries , Shetland Islands at coord 60 25 N 0 43 W Easternmost settlement &ndash Bruray , Out Skerries , Shetland Islands at coord 60 26 N 0 45 W Mainland Image Dunnet Head.JPG thumb 200px right Most northerly point of mainland Britain. Northernmost point &ndash Dunnet Head at coord 58 40 N 3 22 W , known also as Easter Head , Caithness , Highland council area Highland , Scotland Northernmost settlement &ndash Scarfskerry , Caithness , Highland council area Highland , Scotland at coord 58 39 N 3 15 W Southernmost point &ndash Mull of Galloway , Wigtownshire at coord 54 38 N 4 52 W Southernmost settlement &ndash Cairngaan , Wigtownshire at coord 54 38 N 4 54 W Westernmost point &ndash Corrachadh M r , Highland council area Highland at coord 56 42 N 6 13 W Westernmost settlement &ndash Grigadale , Highland council area Highland at coord 56 43 N 6 11 W Easternmost point &ndash Keith Inch , Aberdeenshire at coord 57 30 N 1 46 W Easternmost settlement &ndash Peterhead , Aberdeenshire at coord 57 30 N 1 46 W Centre point main Centre of Scotland Be ... more details
, and Vatersay is connected to Barra by a causeway. ref name calmac ref Haswell Smith 2004 pp ... nts 1818 Beinn Mh r nts 620 Vatersay Bhatarsaigh Barra nts 960 nts 94 Theiseabhal M r nts 190 Uninhabited ... south in the Sound of Barra. Sandray and Vatersay are to the south of Barra itself. File Viewfromvatersay.jpg .... Flodday near Vatersay Flodday , Lingeigh and Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabbay from Vatersay ... M r North Uist nts 58 sort 13 No census records nts 28 Flodday near Vatersay Flodday tag ref There are two ..., Creag an Sheadair, Eilean M r, Sgeir Lithinis Vatersay Biruaslum , Orasaigh, Sgeir Liath, Sgeir na ... more details
as it is only the second largest of the Barra Isles behind Vatersay , which is lower lying and appears ... graves found on Berneray and Vatersay are not replicated on Mingulay and whilst there are no definite ... and its failure was a further disappointment. In July 1906 grazing land on Vatersay was raided by landless ... . ref name Buxton Vatersay has sheltered anchorages and was only 300 metres 330 yd from ... Board made an arrangement to purchase the entire island of Vatersay with the aim of providing new crofts ... more details
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, and Vatersay to Barra by causeways. ref name OS http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk oswebsite ... Vatersay Bhatarsaigh 94 Baleshare Baile Sear 49 Grimsay, South East Benbecula Grimsay south Griomasaigh ... is in the foreground, with Vatersay , and the uninhabited islands of Sandray , Pabbay, Barra, Scotland ... land on Vatersay was raided by landless men from Barra and its isles. Lady Gordon Cathcart took ... more details
SU0581 class vcard class fn org Vatersay class adr span class region Western Isles span class ... Vatersay class adr span class region Western Isles span class note coord 56.91 N 07.54 W region GB ... more details
nts 260 0 38 Vatersay Bhatarsaigh Uist s and Barra nts 960 94 185 Vementry Shetland nts 370 0 90 West ... Fladda Treshnish Isles Flodday near Vatersay Uist s and Barra Floddaybeg Outer Hebrides Fodragay ... Grimsay North Uist South Uist Vatersay joined to Barra , but not to the above islands To the north ... more details
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