Vallay
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| Vallay | |
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| Location | |
  Vallay
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| Vallay shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NF769763 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Bhàlaigh |
| Meaning of name: | hill island |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 260 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 95 |
| Highest elevation: | 38 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Outer Hebrides |
| Local Authority: | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
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| References: | [1][2][3] |
Vallay (Scottish Gaelic: Bhàlaigh) is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It is linked to North Uist by a long beach at low tide.
Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people, but its best known inhabitant was the archaeologist Erskine Beveridge. The island is also known for its sea birds and for prehistoric monuments.
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
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