| Killegray | |
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Killegray
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| Killegray shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF976836 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Ceileagraigh |
| Norse name | kjallard-øy |
| Meaning of name | Old Norse: graveyard island |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 176 hectares (0.7 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 118 |
| Highest elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Outer Hebrides |
| Local Authority | Comhairle nan Eilean 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. | |
Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
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Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately 1½ miles long.
The south end of the island is nearly all deep uncultivated moss. There is better cultivated land at the north.[4]
Rubha Claidhe in the north is the site of a ruined chapel, Teampull na h-Annait, which may be the origin of the island's name.[3]
Currently uninhabited, the island was occupied by a family of around three to five people from 1861 to 1931. Two people were temporarily living on the island when the 1971 census was taken.
The 19th-century Killegray House, the only house on the island was renovated as holiday accommodation in 1991.[4]
The shallow waters and reefs are a rich breeding ground for velvet crabs and lobsters.[3]
Jacobs Babtie has investigated building a combination of bridges and causeways across the Sound of Harris.[5] Wind turbines and tidal generators could be incorporated in the scheme from Berneray via Killegray and Ensay to Harris.[6] The estimated cost of £75 million could rise to £145 million with the renewable energy devices.
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