Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay 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. 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