placenames accessdate 2007 07 21 ref Vatersay lang gd Bhatarsaigh , IPA gd va t s aj pron is an inhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . Vatersay is also the name of the only village on the island. Location Image Vatersay Bay.jpg thumb left Vatersay Bay, Vatersay. File Annie Jane.jpg ... , Vatersay is linked to Barra by a causeway completed in 1991. ref cite web url http www.isleofbarra.com vatersay.htm title Undiscovered Vatersay publisher Isle of Barra accessdate 2008 11 06 ... originating from French seeds dropped by Bonnie Prince Charlie is, in Scotland, found only on Vatersay ... the Sound of Vatersay and nearby is a passage grave dated to the 3rd millennium BC. ref Branigan ... M r ref Branigan 2007 p. 66 ref and a cairn built circa 1000 BC west of the village of Vatersay. ref ... Vatersay2chist.html title Annie Jane Memorial the story publisher Isle of Vatersay accessdate ... en site 85066 details consolidated catalina vatersay heishival beg Consolidated Catalina Vatersay ... links http robinwilson.net vatersay vatersay.html Panorama of the West Bay on Vatersay Annie Jane burial ... Bhatarsaigh cy Bhatarsaigh de Vatersay es Vatersay fr Vatersay ga Bhatarsaigh hu Vatersay nl Vatersay no Vatersay nn Vatersay pl Vatersay pt Vatersay ru ... more details
Infobox Scottish island Map GridReference NL612924 official name Flodday latitude 56.90 longitude 7.57 location map Scotland Outer Hebrides caption Flodday shown within the Outer Hebrides celtic name Flodaigh norse name floti meaning of name raft or float island area convert 35 ha sqmi 2 abbr on area rank highest elevation convert 43 m ft 0 abbr on Population 0 population rank main settlement island group Uist s and Barra local authority Na h Eileanan Siar references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland ref ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref otherplaces Flodday Distinguish2 Flodday, Sound of Barra Flodday Scots Gaelic Flodaigh is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Outer Hebrides Western Islands of Scotland . Image Viewfromvatersay.jpg thumb left Flodday nearest island , viewed from en Vatersay Vatersay . Geography and geology Flodday is one of the Barra Isles , lying one mile west of Sandray . It consists of three parts, with a natural arch natural rock arch between the larger two. Facing west there are black cliffs. ref name Smith clearleft Wildlife The island is a small grey seal colony and home to a subspecies of the Dark Green Fritillary butterfly Argynnis aglaja scotica . ref name Smith Footnotes reflist Barra Isles Category Barra Isles Category Clan MacNeil WesternIsles geo stub coord 56.89865 7.56704 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NL612924 display title fr Flodday Vatersay ga Flodaigh nn Flodday ved Vatersay ... more details
otherplaces Linga Image Viewfromvatersay.jpg left thumb Lingeigh from Vatersay. It is the small island behind the first small one Lingeigh or Lingay is an unpopulated islet in the Outer Hebrides . It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago gbmappingsmall NL602896 , just north of Rosinish and 3 miles 5 km south of Vatersay . On the south east side of the island there is a cave . Barra Isles coord 56.87289 7.57963 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NL602896 display title Category Barra Isles WesternIsles geo stub nn Lingeigh ... more details
Image View south from Heaval.jpg thumb View of the Barra Isles from Heaval . Castlebay is in the foreground, with Vatersay , Sandray , Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabbay , Mingulay and Barra Head Berneray beyond. The Barra Isles , also known as the Bishop s Isles as they were historically owned by the Bishop of the Isles , ref Murray, W.H. 1966 The Hebrides . London. Heinemann. p. 230. Murray writes that they belonged to the Bishop of the Isles de jure although to Clan MacNeil MacNeil de facto . ref are a small archipelago of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . They lie south of the island of Barra , for which they are named. The group consists of nine island s, and numerous rocks. Many of the islands are extremely small. Only the largest island Vatersay , which is now linked by causeway to Barra, remains inhabited. Berneray, Barra, Scotland Berneray also known as Barra Head , Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabbay , Sandray and Mingulay have been inhabited in the past. The four smallest islands are Flodday near Vatersay Flodday , Lingay , Muldoanich and Uineasan . Access to these islands can be arranged with http www.barrafishingcharters.com Barra Fishing Charters , who run regular trips to Mingulay from May to September and visit other islands by arrangement. The Barra Isles are featured in several Viking saga s. In addition to the larger islands thare are various smaller islets, stacks and skerries. Biruaslum is a Stack geology stack to the west of Vatersay. It reaches convert 72 m ft in height and there is a ruined prehistoric fort on the southern side. Francis G. Thompson characterizes it as high and virtually inaccessible ref http books.google.com books?id shMhAAAAMAAJ&q Biruaslum&dq Biruaslum&pgis 1 Francis G. Thompson, The Uists and Barra David and Charles, 1974 , 168 ref James Fisher mentions a fulmar flying up and down its tiny cliff. ref James Fisher, Rockall The Islet of Birds 114. ref Notes references Barra Isles Hebrides coord 56 48 41 N 07 38 15 W source ... more details
Biruaslum or Bioruaslam is a Stack geology stack in the Barra Isles of Scotland , to the west of Vatersay . Approximately convert 2.5 km mi from the nearest road, it reaches convert 72 m ft in height and there is a ruined prehistoric fort on the southern side. Francis G. Thompson characterizes it as high and virtually inaccessible ref http books.google.com books?id shMhAAAAMAAJ&q Biruaslum&dq Biruaslum&pgis 1 Thompson 1974 p. 168 ref James Fisher mentions a fulmar flying up and down its tiny cliff. ref Fisher p. 114. ref Cliff fort File Biruaslum.jpg thumb Biruaslum in sunlight, from Vatersay in the foreground The vertical cliffs on the east side of the islet that separate it from Vatersay protect the site from the sea and a well constructed wall that is 2m wide and 3m high in places encloses a substantial semi circular area. The wall is circa 50m long and best preserved at the south east end. Attached to the uphill side of the wall are the remains of a small oval structure about 19m2 in area. The style of the fort is similar to Iron Age structures known from Ireland but the only datable finds so far discovered are of Neolithic pottery. ref Branigan 2007 p. 67 ref ref http canmore.rcahms.gov.uk en site 21396 details vatersay biruaslum Vatsersay, Biruaslum CANMORE. Retrieved 13 Nov 2011. ref See also Funzie Girt Notes reflist References Keith Branigan 2007 Ancient Barra exploring the Archaeology of the Outer Hebrides . Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Francis G. Thompson 1974 The Uists and Barra . David and Charles. James Fisher Rockall The Islet of Birds . coord 56 56 2 N 7 34 36 W region GB type landmark display title Barra Isles Category Barra Isles WesternIsles geo stub ga Bioruaslam ... more details
distinguish Sanday Infobox Scottish island latitude 56.89 longitude 7.52 location map Scotland Outer Hebrides caption Sandray shown within the Outer Hebrides GridReference NL651914 celtic name Sanndraigh norse name meaning of name Sand island Norse area convert 385 ha sqmi 2 area rank 77 highest elevation Carn Ghaltair convert 207 m ft 0 Population uninhabited since 1934 population rank main settlement island group Barra local authority Na h Eileanan Siar references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland . ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref ref cite web url http www.scottish.parliament.uk vli language gaelic pdfs placenamesP Z.pdf format PDF title Placenames author Iain Mac an Tailleir publisher P rlamaid na h Alba accessdate 2007 07 23 ref Sandray lang gd Sanndraigh is one of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland . It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony. Geography Image Sandray.jpg left 200px Sea cliffs and caves on Sandray Sandray is half a mile due south of Vatersay , and east of Flodday near Vatersay Flodaigh , north east of Lingeigh and Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabaigh . Maol Domhnaigh Muldoanich is to the north east of it. Footnotes references Barra Isles Islands of Scotland coord 56 53 36 N 7 31 0 W display title Category Barra Isles Category Uninhabited islands of Scotland WesternIsles geo stub es Sandray fr Sandray ga Sanndraigh nn Sandray ... more details
Image Heaval top.jpg thumb Top of Heaval, looking out into the Atlantic Heaval is the highest hill on the island of Barra , Scotland . It is 383 metres tall and is located 1.5km northeast of Castlebay . It is most easily ascended from the south east, from the top of a 102 m road pass about 1 km north east of Castlebay. There is signposted car park nearby. About half way up the ridge, there is a white statue of the Virgin and Child. Near the top, the ridge becomes steep, but any difficulties can be bypassed on the south side. The two other hills on Barra with Marilyn hill more than 150 metres of topographic prominence reascent are Ben Tangaval 333 m in the west, and Ben Cliad 202 m in the north. Another hill, Theisabhal Mor 190 m is on Vatersay , which is linked to Barra by causeway . Five of the Barra Isles uninhabited islands to the south have summits higher than 150 m weather permitting, these islands can be visited, with time for summit ascents, by arrangement with http www.barrafishingcharters.com Barra Fishing Charters . References http www.scottish places.info features featurefirst576.html Overview of Heaval, Gazeteer for Scotland coord 56.9655 N 07.4668 W region GB type mountain display title WesternIsles geo stub Barra Category Barra Category Marilyns of Scotland de Heaval fr Heaval ga Sheabhal ... more details
F is Bharraigh begun in 1981 with the mission to promote, encourage, foster and develop the practice and study of the Scottish Gaelic language , literature, music, drama and culture on the islands of Barra and Vatersay . The F is movement came about when a group of parents and other individuals on the Isle of Barra became concerned that local traditions were dying out and that island children were not being taught traditional music in the context of formal education. This first F is, which means festival in Gaelic, laid down the path for many more F isean, inspired by the success of the first F is, to spring up around Scotland with each one community led and tailored to local needs. Today there are 41 F isean in Scotland. In 2007, F is Bharraigh launched BarraFest Live the Edge , a weekend festival of traditional and modern Scottish music held on the Tangasdale machair . BarraFest 2008 was held on the 25th and 26th of July. ref name events http www.barra accommodation.co.uk events.php Isle of Barra Events Barra Accommodation. Retrieved 17 August 2008. ref See also List of Celtic festivals References reflist DEFAULTSORT Feis Bharraigh Category Scottish culture Category Scottish Gaelic language Category Organisations based in Scotland Category Festivals in Scotland Category Music festivals in Scotland Category Folk festivals in Scotland Category Arts festivals in Scotland ga F is Bharraigh ... more details
as Scarp and it appears as Scarpa on Blaeu s atlas of 1654. ref name Smith File Vatersay geograph.org.uk 924275.jpg thumb left Muldoanich from Vatersay Martin Martin refers to Muldonish in his ... more details
other places Flodday Distinguish2 Flodday near Vatersay Flodday in the Barra Isles Infobox Scottish island Map GridReference NF751022 official name Flodday latitude 57.00 longitude 7.35 location map Scotland Outer Hebrides caption Flodday shown within the Outer Hebrides celtic name Flodaigh norse name floti meaning of name raft or float island area convert 40 ha acre 0 abbr on area rank 219 highest elevation convert 41 m ft 0 abbr on Population 0 population rank main settlement island group Uist s and Barra local authority Na h Eileanan Siar references ref 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland ref ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref ref http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey ref Flodaigh or Flodday is an island to the north east of Barra in the Sound of Barra, Outer Hebrides , Scotland . Its name derives from the Old Norse for flat island . Geography and geology The island is gneiss with fertile soil. A reef to the north ends in a drying islet, Snagaras. ref name Smith History Flodaigh supported one family until Highland clearances cleared in 1851. ref name Smith Footnotes reflist Sound of Barra coord 56.99625 7.35244 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 NF751022 display title Category Islands of the Sound of Barra WesternIsles geo stub fr Flodday Barra nn Flodday i Sound of Barra ... more details
and Vatersay 68.1 are also heavily Catholic while Benbecula is nearly evenly divided between Catholics ... South Uist Eriskay 82.3 Barra and Vatersay Barra Vatersay 79.3 Loch Eynort South Uist 68.1 Eochar ... more details
Infobox Radio Station name Two Lochs Radio image city Gairloch area Wester Ross branding airdate November 22, 2003 frequency 106 MHz, 106.6 MHz format Community info & mixed music power erp 0.6 kW & 2 kW owner Community owned website http www.2lr.co.uk www.2LR.co.uk Two Lochs Radio is Britain s smallest commercial radio station, and community broadcaster for the Gairloch , Loch Ewe and Loch Maree areas of Wester Ross , in the Scottish Highlands Highlands of Scotland . The station broadcasts in stereo on 106 and 106.6 FM. For about 40 hours per week the station broadcasts programmes produced by volunteer presenters, with the remaining airtime occupied by digital services Smooth Radio Glasgow during the day and Magic 105.4 or Smooth Radio Glasgow overnight. In April 2008, Two Lochs Radio also launched an online Listen live streaming service, accessible from a button on its homepage, and also in the Reciva database for Internet radios. In January 2012, Two Lochs Radio joined the large number of UK commercial and BBC stations also available via the UK Radioplayer. Two Lochs Radio s programme schedule ref http www.2lr.co.uk times ref includes daily breakfast and afternoon shows, plus a range of individual music and local interest programmes, including Gaelic broadcasts and recordings from local events. The station takes part in regular live link ups with neighbouring station Cuillin FM on Skye, and also broadcasts Gaelic programmes produced by Barra & Vatersay Community Radio ref http www.isleofbarra.com radio.html ref and by CKJM FM ref http www.ckjm.ca english radio viewshow.cfm?id 41 ref in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Cape Breton . Two Lochs Radio was named Calor Scottish Business in the Community Business award in 2004 ref http www.calorvillageoftheyear.org scotland press centre press archive 2004 november 041126 two lochs.htm ref , and is a three times winner of the Wallace Sword award ref http www.highland.gov.uk yourcouncil news newsreleases 200 ... more details
Ceann a Gh raidh is the location of the ferry terminal on the south western side of Eriskay in the Western Isles of Scotland. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ferries The small landing craft type ferry, MV Eilean Na H Oige 1980 based on Scottish Gaelic Eilean na h ige The Island of Youth provided a service from here to Ludaig on South Uist , until the causeway opened in July 2001. ref name Goodbye cite web url http www.cne siar.gov.uk press archive archive 030818.htm title Last Goodbye for Council Ferries publisher Comhairle nan Eilean Siar date 18 August 2003 accessdate 3 August 2009 ref MV Eilean Bhearnaraigh 1982 similarly operated between Berneray, North Uist Berneray and North Uist , until the Berneray, North Uist Causeway Berneray Causeway opened in 1998. ref name Goodbye Sound of Barra ferry The new harbour and slipway on Eriskay were constructed at the same time as the causeway. The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ferries started a new service across the Sound of Barra to Ardmore, Barra Aird Mhor on 4 March 2002. This completed the whole link from Berneray, North Uist Berneray to Vatersay , ref cite web url http www.isle of eriskay.com eriskay.htm title Eilean Eriskay publisher Saorsa gm2fz accessdate 3 August 2009 ref but they could only carry 5 cars. The new, larger Caledonian MacBrayne CalMac ferry, MV Loch Bhrusda took over on 7 June 2003. ref cite web url http www.isle of eriskay.com pages loch bhrusda b15 672 450 jpg.htm title Loch Bhrusda arriving at Ceann a Gharaidh publisher Isle of Eriskay accessdate 3 August 2009 ref and the old ferries were sold for further service in Bere Island Ireland and Papa Stronsay Orkney . ref name Goodbye Since July 2007, the Sound of Barra service has been provided by the larger MV Loch Alainn . ref cite web url http www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk h loch bhrusda.asp title History of MV Loch Bhrusda publisher Ships of CalMac accessdate 3 August 2009 ref The placename literally means The head of the garden . This location is so called due t ... more details
TOCright There are many small islands in Scotland called Flodday Scottish Gaelic language Scots Gaelic Flodaigh or similar and this list provides a guide to their location. The derivation of the name is from the Old Norse floti meaning raft or float . ref cite web url http www.scottish.parliament.uk vli language gaelic pdfs placenamesF J.pdf title Placenames author Iain Mac an T illeir publisher P rlamaid na h Alba format pdf accessdate 23 July 2010 ref The similar island names Fladda and Flotta are also from the Norse flatr and mean flat island . ref http www.orkneyjar.com placenames pl root.htm Orkney placenames . Orkneyjar. Retrieved 12 February 2011. ref Usage is not always consistent in external sources. Outer Hebrides Lewis near Great Bernera Bearnaraigh Flodaigh, Lewis gbmappingsmall NB105335 , in inner Loch Roag, Lewis , opposite the hamlet of Cairisiadar. Flodaigh, Outer Loch R g gbmappingsmall NB120415 , in outer Loch Roag, west of the islet of Hairsgeir and south of Bearasaigh . Harris Fladday gbmappingsmall NA993152 , between Scarp, Scotland Scarp and Harris, Outer Hebrides Harris . North Uist Flodaigh gbmappingsmall NF940695 , in Loch Maddy, North Uist . Flodaigh Beag Floddaybeg gbmappingsmall NF917580 the Gaelic meaning is small raft island east of North Uist. Flodaigh M r Floddaymore gbmappingsmall NF913570 the Gaelic meaning is big raft island , east of North Uist. Benbecula Flodaigh also referred to as Flodda ref name GRO General Register Office for Scotland 28 November 2003 http www.gro scotland.gov.uk census censushm occpapers occasional paper 10.html Occasional Paper No 10 Statistics for Inhabited Islands . Retrieved 22 Jan 2011. ref gbmappingsmall NF845555 , a tidal island to the north of Benbecula . Barra Flodday, Sound of Barra gbmappingsmall NF750020 , which lies east of Fuiay Fuidheigh to the north east of Barra. Flodday near Vatersay gbmappingsmall NL610925 , one mile west of Sandray in the Bishop s Isles south of Barra. Inner Hebrides Eile ... more details
, music, drama and culture in the Islands of Barra and Vatersay. Since its inception in 1981 it has ... From Barra Airport File Castlebay and the Heaval.jpg Castlebay and Heaval, from Vatersay gallery See ... more details
as it is only the second largest of the Barra Isles behind Vatersay , which is lower lying and appears ... graves found on Berneray and Vatersay are not replicated on Mingulay and whilst there are no definite ... was flawed and its failure was a further disappointment. In July 1906 grazing land on Vatersay ... them to exasperation . ref name Buxton Vatersay has sheltered anchorages and was only 300 metres ... Mingulay squatted on Sandray , which has a sheltered beach. Meanwhile the plight of the Vatersay ... Districts Board purchased the entire island of Vatersay with the aim of providing new crofts. By the next ... more details
This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in Scotland . The northernmost and westernmost points of Scotland coincide with Extreme points of the United Kingdom those of the UK both for the mainland and including the islands . clear General Image Rockall wave March 1943.jpg thumb right Winter waves breaking over Rockall in 1943. Rockall is arguably the westernmost point of Scotland. Northernmost point &ndash Out Stack , Shetland Islands at coord 60 51 N 0 52 W Northernmost settlement &ndash Skaw , Unst , Shetland Islands at coord 60 49 N 0 47 W Southernmost point &ndash Mull of Galloway , Wigtownshire at coord 54 38 N 4 52 W Southernmost settlement &ndash Cairngaan , Wigtownshire at coord 54 38 N 4 54 W Westernmost point &ndash Rockall sup 1 sup at coord 57 35 N 13 41 W Westernmost settlement &ndash Caolas , Bhatarsaigh Vatersay , Outer Hebrides at coord 56 56 N 7 32 W Easternmost point &ndash Bound Skerry , Out Skerries , Shetland Islands at coord 60 25 N 0 43 W Easternmost settlement &ndash Bruray , Out Skerries , Shetland Islands at coord 60 26 N 0 45 W Mainland Image Dunnet Head.JPG thumb 200px right Most northerly point of mainland Britain. Northernmost point &ndash Dunnet Head at coord 58 40 N 3 22 W , known also as Easter Head , Caithness , Highland council area Highland , Scotland Northernmost settlement &ndash Scarfskerry , Caithness , Highland council area Highland , Scotland at coord 58 39 N 3 15 W Southernmost point &ndash Mull of Galloway , Wigtownshire at coord 54 38 N 4 52 W Southernmost settlement &ndash Cairngaan , Wigtownshire at coord 54 38 N 4 54 W Westernmost point &ndash Corrachadh M r , Highland council area Highland at coord 56 42 N 6 13 W Westernmost settlement &ndash Grigadale , Highland council area Highland at coord 56 43 N 6 11 W Easternmost point &ndash Keith Inch , Aberdeenshire at coord 57 30 N 1 46 W Easternmost settlement &ndash Peterhead , Aberdeenshire at coord 57 30 N 1 46 W Centre point main Centre of Scotland Be ... more details
, and Vatersay is connected to Barra by a causeway. ref name calmac ref Haswell Smith 2004 pp. 205 ... Mh r nts 620 Vatersay Bhatarsaigh Barra nts 960 nts 94 Theiseabhal M r nts 190 Uninhabited islands ... of Barra. Sandray and Vatersay are to the south of Barra itself. File Viewfromvatersay.jpg thumb alt ... near Vatersay Flodday , Lingeigh and Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabbay from Vatersay File Orosay.jpg ... records nts 28 Flodday near Vatersay Flodday tag ref There are two Flodday s near Barra. One ..., Eilean M r, Sgeir Lithinis Vatersay Biruaslum , Orasaigh, Sgeir Liath, Sgeir na Muice, Snuasamul, Uineasan ... more details
to Benbecula, and Vatersay to Barra by causeways. ref name OS http www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk oswebsite ... Griomasaigh 201 Berneray, North Uist Berneray Be rnaraigh 136 Eriskay Eirisgeidh 133 Vatersay Bhatarsaigh ..., with Vatersay , and the uninhabited islands of Sandray , Pabbay, Barra, Scotland Pabbay ... continued. ref Hunter 2000 p. 320 ref In July 1906 grazing land on Vatersay was raided by landless ... more details
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