Killegray
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Killegray 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 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Outer Hebrides |
| Area | 176 hectares (0.7 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 117 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3][4] |
Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Geography
Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately 1 1⁄2 miles long.
The south end of the island is nearly all deep uncultivated moss. There is better cultivated land at the north.[5]
History
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.[4]
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.[5]
Wildlife
The shallow waters and reefs are a rich breeding ground for velvet crabs and lobsters.[4]
Possible development
Jacobs Babtie has investigated building a combination of bridges and causeways across the Sound of Harris.[6] Wind turbines and tidal generators could be incorporated in the scheme from Berneray via Killegray and Ensay to Harris.[7] The estimated cost of £75 million could rise to £145 million with the renewable energy devices.
Footnotes
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Historical perspective for Killegray". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ↑ John Ross (19 August 2006). "Eco-power plan to boost islands link". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ↑ "Feasibility of Renewable Energy to fund Western Isles link" (PDF). Metoc. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
Coordinates: 57°44.4′N 7°4.9′W / 57.7400°N 7.0817°W
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