Gighay

Coordinates: 57°1′15″N 7°20′0″W / 57.02083°N 7.33333°W / 57.02083; -7.33333
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Gighay
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]
The harbour near Gioghaigh

Gighay (

conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
.

Geography and geology

Gighay lies in the Sound of Barra between Barra and Eriskay, 2+12 miles (4 kilometres) southwest of Fuday. One of a string of islands between South Uist and Barra, Gighay is "locked" into its neighbour Hellisay, with a harbour between. It is mainly gneiss with quartz veins.[3] Gighay has an area of 96 hectares (240 acres) and rises steeply to 95 metres (312 feet).

Gighay is owned by the

Scottish Ministers (i.e. the Scottish government).[5]

Notes and references

  1. 2011 census
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  2. ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. ^ "Overview of Gighay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.

57°1′15″N 7°20′0″W / 57.02083°N 7.33333°W / 57.02083; -7.33333


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