Flodday, Sound of Barra
For other places with the same name, see Flodday (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Flodday in the Barra Isles.
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| Location | |
  Flodday, Sound of Barra
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| Flodday, Sound of Barra shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NF751022 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Flodaigh |
| Norse name: | floti |
| Meaning of name: | 'raft' or 'float' island |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 40 ha |
| Area rank: | 212= |
| Highest elevation: | 41 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Uists and Barra |
| 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. | |
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.[2]
History
Flodaigh supported one family until cleared in 1851.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
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Coordinates: 56°59′47″N 7°21′09″W / 56.99625, -7.35244
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