Fiaraidh

Fiaraidh
Gaelic name  Fiaraigh 
Meaning of name 'grass' or 'pasture' island
Location
Fiaraidh
Fiaraidh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NF702104
Coordinates 57°04′N 7°26′W / 57.07°N 7.44°W / 57.07; -7.44
Physical geography
Island group Uist and Barra
Area 41 hectares (0.16 sq mi)
Area rank 217= [1]
Highest elevation 30 metres (98 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Outer Hebrides
Demographics
Population 0[2]
References [3][4]

Fiaraidh (OS; formerly anglicised as Fiaray; Scottish Gaelic: Fiaraigh) is one of the Outer Hebrides. It is 41 ha in size, and 30 metres at its highest point. It is relatively flat and featureless, and is used as a staging post by barnacle geese. The geology is Archaean gneiss.[3]

Western coastline of Fiaraigh

There are two lochans on the island, and it is surrounded by a large drying reef, which was said to be the abode of a fairy woman.[3]

Nearby Lingay is the subject of some folklore.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha 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. 1 2 3 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ↑ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

Coordinates: 57°03′58″N 7°26′36″W / 57.06611°N 7.44347°W / 57.06611; -7.44347

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