Grimsay (South East Benbecula)

Coordinates: 57°24.3′N 7°16.6′W / 57.4050°N 7.2767°W / 57.4050; -7.2767
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Grimsay
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population20[3]
Population rank65 [2]
Population density17 people/km2[1][3]
Lymphad
References[4][5]
An unusual abandoned building on Grimsay

Grimsay, south east of Benbecula is a tidal island of the Outer Hebrides. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway which carries the B891. In the 2001 census, Grimsay had a population of 19,[1] and 20 in 2011.[3]

An extension to the B891 now connects Grimsay to Eilean na Cille to the south east via a causeway. The road was built at a cost of £1,800 to service the pier at Peter's Port, which was constructed in 1896 at cost of £2,000 – although the anchorage is awkward and should not be used without local knowledge.[6]

Wiay
east of Grimsay from the air, with Peter's Port at right

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Fleming, Alan D (28 November 2003). "Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands". General Register Office for Scotland. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
  2. ^
    2011 census
    .
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  6. ^ Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 243, 250

References

57°24.3′N 7°16.6′W / 57.4050°N 7.2767°W / 57.4050; -7.2767