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Flodday
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". The similar island names Fladda and Flotta are also from the Norse ''flatr'' and mean "flat island". Usage is not always consistent in external sources. Outer Hebrides Lewis near Great Bernera/Beàrnaraigh * Flodaigh, Lewis (), in inner Loch Roag, Isle of Lewis, Lewis, opposite the hamlet of Cairisiadar. * Flodaigh, Outer Loch Ròg (), in outer Loch Roag, west of the islet of Hairsgeir and south of Bearasaigh. Harris * Fladday (), between Scarp, Scotland, Scarp and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Harris. North Uist * Flodday, Loch Maddy (), in Loch Maddy * Flodaigh Beag (Floddaybeg) () (the Gaelic meaning is "small raft island") south east of North Uist. * Flodaigh Mòr (Floddaymore) () (the Gaelic meaning is "big raft island"), south ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodday, Loch Maddy
Flodday ( gd, Flodaigh) is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coast ... of Scotland. The area of the island is recorded as in Rick Livingstone's tables, although it is not listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his tabulation of Scottish islands greater in size than . No reason for this is given and his area calculation presumably provided a figure smaller than this total. Loch Maddy contains a bewildering profusion of islands and islets. To the north west lie the smaller island of Fearamas and the complex island of Cliasaigh Mor/Cliasaigh Beag. The entrance to the sea loch is to the south east where lie the waters of The Minch. The village of Lochmaddy is to the west on the far side of the loch. Flodd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodday Near Vatersay
Flodday ( gd, Flodaigh) is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Western Islands of Scotland. Geography and geology Flodday is one of the Barra Isles, lying west of Sandray. It consists of three parts, with a natural rock arch between the larger two. Facing west there are black cliffs. Wildlife The island has a small grey seal colony and is home to a subspecies of the dark green fritillary The dark green fritillary (''Speyeria aglaja'') is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The insect has a wide range in the Palearctic realm - Europe, Morocco, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. Description in Seit ... butterfly (''Argynnis aglaja scotica''). Notes and references Barra Isles Clan MacNeil Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides Natural arches of Scotland {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodday, Sound Of Barra
Flodday or Flodaigh ( Scottish Gaelic), is a currently uninhabited island that lies to the north east of Barra and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coast ..., 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. History Flodaigh supported one family until cleared in 1851. Notes and references Islands of the Sound of Barra Cleared places in the Outer Hebrides {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodaigh Mòr
Flodaigh Mòr (or Floddaymore) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Geography and geology Flodaigh Mòr lies east of North Uist, close offshore to Ronay Ronay ( gd, Rònaigh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, which lies a short distance off the east coast of Grimsay. Geography Ronay has a highly indented coastline with Bàgh nan Uamh being the biggest up in the north west. The i .... It contains a large freshwater loch (with its own islets). The eastern headland (Rubha nan Caorach) is almost detached. To the north, skerries almost connect to Floddaybeg. Notes and references Uist islands Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's Isles
The Barra Isles, also known as the Bishop's Isles, are a small archipelago in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They lie south of the island of Barra, for which they are named. The group consists of nine islands and numerous rocky islets, skerries, and sea stacks. In 1427, the Lords of the Isles awarded Lairdship of Barra (and its associated islands) to Clan MacNeil of Barra. However, following acts of piracy by the MacNeils, king James VI transferred ownership of the southern archipelago to the Bishop of the Isles, hence the islands became known as the ''Bishop's Isles''.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 MacNeil ''de facto''". Many of the islands are extremely small; only the largest, Vatersay – which is now linked by causeway to Barra – remains inhabited. Berneray (also known as Barra Head), Pabbay, Sandray and Mingulay have been inhabited in the past. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandray
Sandray ( 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 Sandray is half a mile due south of Vatersay, and east of Flodaigh, north east of Lingeigh and Pabaigh. Maol Domhnaigh/Muldoanich is to the north east of it. There are three main peninsulas on the south end of Sandray, they are called Meanish, Leehinish and Rubha Pabbach. See also * List of islands of Scotland This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and lists. The definition of an offshore island used in this list is "land that is surrounded by ... Footnotes Barra Isles Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eilean Fladday
Eilean Fladday (also Fladda) is a previously populated tidal island off Raasay, near the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Geography Eilean Fladday lies off the north west coast of Raasay, across Caol Fladday (Kyle Fladda), which dries at half-tide. Once a thriving crofting community, the island now only has three cottages which are used by the families who own them for about seven months a year. The population is recorded as 29 (1841), 51 (1891), 12 (1951) and 12 (1971). Five families lived there in the late 1920s. Their petition to Inverness County Council to build a road and footbridge was rejected. A subsequent appeal to the Education Department to provide a school, was successful only after a rate strike. Raasay crofter, Calum MacLeod (of Raasay), Calum MacLeod (who later built "Calum's Road") constructed a track from Torran to Fladda between 1949 and 1952. This did not stem the exodus from the island and the last families left Fladda in 1965. See also * List of islands of Scotl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffin Island
Staffin Island (possibly also known as Stenscholl Island) is an uninhabited islet off the east coast of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye in Scotland. The Norse name may have been ''Fladdaidh'' meaning "flat island". The Gaelic name ''Eilean Stafainn'' has the same meaning as the modern English name which is taken from the nearby settlement of Staffin. In 2011 it was reported that the island may be the last in Scotland where the old tradition of having cattle swim between grazings is still carried out. Crofter Iain MacDonald, who used to swim with the animals, now uses a boat to encourage them to swim from Staffin Island to Skye in early spring and back again in October. "The Hut on Staffin Island" is a tune composed by Phil Cunningham. nigelgatherer.com. Retrieved 12 February 2011. ...
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Flodaigh
Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway. The island is 145 hectares and in 2001 had a population of 11 and 7 in 2011. The census refers to the island by its anglicised name of "Flodda". Notes and references Uist islands {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodaigh Beag
Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra .... The island is 145 hectares and in 2001 had a population of 11 and 7 in 2011. The census refers to the island by its anglicised name of "Flodda". Notes and references Uist islands {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flotta
Flotta () is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow. The island is known for its large oil terminal and is linked by Orkney Ferries to Houton on the Orkney Mainland, Lyness on Hoy and Longhope on South Walls. The island has a population of 80. History At the turn of the 20th century, the island was a quiet rural community like many other small islands of Orkney, but its sheltered location led to three major upheavals in the island in the century. Until 1914, Flotta was a quiet farming community. In 1910, a population of 431 included two blacksmiths, four carpenters and three dressmakers. World Wars Everything changed with the arrival of the Royal Navy in Scapa Flow at the start of the First World War. There is a photograph held by the Imperial War Museum in London that shows a boxing match taking place on Flotta in front of a wartime audience of 10,000 people. During the First World War, the island was home to a naval base. The dreadnought HMS ''Vanguar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flodaigh, Lewis
Flodaigh is a small island in Loch Roag on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about in extent and the highest point is . Its name derives from the Old Norse for "flat island". Inland, the nearest settlement is opposite the hamlet of Cairisiadar. The island was last inhabited in 1827 when it was cleared to make way for a sheep farm. The small islet of Gousam lies to the north east and the larger islands of Fuaigh Beag and Fuaigh Mòr Fuaigh Mòr (sometimes anglicised as Vuia Mor) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Roag. It is and at its highest point. History In 1841, Fuaigh Mòr was the scene o ... further east. Notes Islands of Loch Ròg Cleared places in the Outer Hebrides Former populated places in Scotland Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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