Gighay
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| Location | |
  Gighay
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| Gighay shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NF764049 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Gioghaigh |
| Meaning of name: | Old Norse: Gydha's island |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 96 ha (237 acres) |
| Area rank: | 150 |
| Highest elevation: | Mullach a' Charnain 95 m (311 feet) |
| 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. | |
Not to be confused with Gigha.
Gighay (Scottish Gaelic Gioghaigh) is one of a group of uninhabited islands off the northeast coast of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Geography and geology
Gighay lies in the Sound of Barra between Barra and Eriskay, 2½ miles (4 km) southwest of Fuday. One of a string of islands between South Uist and Barra, Gighay is "locked" into its neighbour Hellisay, with a harbour between. It is mainly gneiss with quartz veins.[2] Gighay has an area of 96 ha and rises steeply to 95m.
Gighay is owned by the Scottish Ministers (the government).[4]
Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Overview of Gighay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
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Coordinates: 56°59′N 7°28′W / 56.983, -7.467
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