Muldoanich

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Muldoanich
Location
Muldoanich
Muldoanich shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference:	NL688940
Names
Gaelic name:	Maol Dòmhnaich
Meaning of name:	"Blunt headland of Lord [God]"
Area and Summit
Area:	78 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands):	161=
Highest elevation:	153 m
Population
Population (2001):	0
Groupings
Island Group:	Uist and Barra
Local Authority:	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
References:	[1][2][3][4]

Muldoanich is one of ten islands making up the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

The island is 78 hectares (193 acres - about a third of a sq. mile) in area and rises to a maximum height of 153 metres (502 feet). The name Muldoanich is the anglicised version of the Gaelic 'Maol Dòmhnaich'.

Muldoanich stands just outside Castlebay the main port on the Isle of Barra and it is a prominent landmark for the ferry approaching Castlebay. It has no level ground and is uninhabited.

[edit] References

1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (1997). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 0862415799. 
3. ^ Ordnance Survey. 1:50,000 [map].
4. ^ Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.

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Coordinates: 56°55′9″N 7°26′35″W / 56.91917, -7.44306