Vallay

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Vallay
Location
Vallay (Scotland)
Vallay
Vallay
Vallay shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference: NF769763
Names
Gaelic name: Bhàlaigh
Meaning of name: hill island
Area and Summit
Area: 260 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands): 95
Highest elevation: 38 m
Population
Population (2001): 0


Groupings
Island Group: Outer Hebrides
Local Authority: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Scotland
References: [1][2][3]

Vallay (Scottish Gaelic: Bhàlaigh) is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It is linked to North Uist by a long beach at low tide.

Southeast coast of Vallay seen from Solas.
Southeast coast of Vallay seen from Solas.

Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people, but its best known inhabitant was the archaeologist Erskine Beveridge. The island is also known for its sea birds and for prehistoric monuments.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.

Coordinates: 57.66167° N 7.40671° W