Flodday (Sound of Barra)

For other places with the same name, see Flodday.
Not to be confused with Flodday near Vatersay to the south of Barra.

Flodday
Scottish Gaelic nameFlodaigh
Old Norse namefloti
Meaning of name'raft' or 'float' island
Location
Flodday is located in Outer Hebrides
Flodday
Flodday
Flodday shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF751022
Coordinates57°00′N 7°21′W / 57.00°N 7.35°W / 57.00; -7.35
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area40 ha (99 acres)
Area rank220= [1]
Highest elevation41 m (135 ft)
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4]

Flodday or Flodaigh (Scottish Gaelic), is a currently uninhabited island that lies to the north east of Barra and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the 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.[3]

History

Flodaigh supported one family until cleared in 1851.[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. ^ 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 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c 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.

56°59′47″N 7°21′09″W / 56.99625°N 7.35244°W / 56.99625; -7.35244


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