Ensay, Outer Hebrides
| Ensay, Outer Hebrides | |
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| Location | |
  Ensay, Outer Hebrides
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| Ensay, Outer Hebrides shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NF977862 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Easaigh |
| Meaning of name: | Old Norse: Ewe Island |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 186 ha (0.7 sq. miles) |
| Area rank: | 114 |
| Highest elevation: | 49 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Outer Hebrides |
| 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. | |
Ensay (Gaelic Easaigh) is a currently unpopulated island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Geography
The island lies in the Sound of Harris between the islands of Harris and Berneray.
History
The name originates from the Old Norse for Ewe Island[4] It is nothing to do with the Gaelic for Jesus - "Iosa" - as sometimes stated.
The island shows signs of Stone Age habitation, with a prominent standing stone.
Ensay House (Taigh Easaigh) was built in the Edwardian period.[5]
Although the island has had no permanent population since the 1930s, the small chapel of Christ Church is maintained and services are held annually.[6] It is still used for summer grazing.
The town of Ensay in Victoria, Australia was named after this island by one of the early settlers, a Scotsman named Archibald Macleod.
References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ a b Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ "Ensay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ "Harris - Christ Church". Diocese of Argyll & The Isles. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
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Coordinates: 57°46′N 7°5′W / 57.767, -7.083
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