Gighay

Gighay
Location
Gighay
Gighay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NF764049
Names
Gaelic name Gioghaigh
Meaning of name Old Norse: Gydha's island
Area and summit
Area 96 hectares (0.37 sq mi)
Area rank 152
Highest elevation Mullach a' Charnain 95 metres (312 ft)
Population
Population 0
Groupings
Island group Uists and Barra
Local Authority Na h-Eileanan Siar
References [1][2][3]
If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census.
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, 2.5 miles (4.0 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 hectares (0.37 sq mi) and rises steeply to 95 metres (312 ft).

Gighay is owned by the Scottish Ministers (the government).[4]

Footnotes

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543. 
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ "Overview of Gighay". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1916.html. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 
Islands in the Sound of Barra, Outer Hebrides

Calvay/Calbhaigh  · Eriskay/Eirisgeidh  · Fiaraidh  · Flodaigh  · Fuday/Fùideigh  · Gighay/Gioghaigh  · Hellisay/Theiliseigh  · Lingay/Lingeigh  · Orosay/Orasaigh