Flodaigh Mòr

See also: Flodday

Flodaigh Mòr
Scottish Gaelic nameFlodaigh
Meaning of name"big raft island", from Norse
Location
Flodaigh Mòr is located in Outer Hebrides
Flodaigh Mòr
Flodaigh Mòr
Flodaigh Mòr shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF913570
Coordinates57°30′N 7°09′W / 57.50°N 7.15°W / 57.50; -7.15
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area58 ha
Area rank186 [1]
Highest elevation28 m
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

Flodaigh Mòr (or Floddaymore) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Geography and geology

Flodaigh Mòr lies east of North Uist, close offshore to Ronay. It contains a large freshwater loch (with its own islets). The eastern headland (Rubha nan Caorach) is almost detached. To the north, skerries almost connect to Floddaybeg.[3]

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. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.

57°29′54″N 7°9′12″W / 57.49833°N 7.15333°W / 57.49833; -7.15333


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