Wiay, Skye
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| Wiay, Skye | |
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| Location | |
  Wiay, Skye
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| Wiay, Skye shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NG292363 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Bhuia/Fuidheigh |
| Meaning of name: | possibly yellow or pleasant island |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 148 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 125 |
| Highest elevation: | 60 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Skye |
| Local Authority: | Highland |
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| References: | [1][2][3] |
Wiay (Gaelic: Bhuia or Fuidheigh) is an uninhabited island in Loch Bracadale in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Wiay lies west of the Isle of Skye, 1.4 km off the Skye coast, near the village of Ullinish. It is the largest island in Loch Bracadale, with an area of 336 acres, just over half a square mile. Most of the coastline consists of vertical cliffs and the southern bluff is a striking overhanging cliff.[4]
The island has been uninhabited since the late 19th century.
[edit] Wildlife
There are two large herring gull colonies on the island.[4]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ a b Wiay. Lonely-isles.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
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