Sgeotasaigh

Sgeotasaigh
Location
Sgeotasaigh
Scotasay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NG185975
Names
Gaelic name Sgeotasaigh
Physical geography
Island group Lewis and Harris
Area 49 ha
Area rank 205=[1]
Highest elevation 57 m
Political geography
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population 0
References [2][3][4]

Scotasay (Scottish Gaelic: Sgeotasaigh) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies 1 km off the east coast of Harris and gives some shelter to the ferry port of Tarbert.

Sgeotasaigh from the Tarbert ferry.

References

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. 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.
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

Coordinates: 57°52′40″N 6°45′00″W / 57.87790°N 6.75013°W