Wiay (

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...

: Bhuia or Fuidheigh) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides. Wiay from the air

It lies south-east of

Benbecula Benbecula (; gd, Beinn nam Fadhla or ) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics. It is in a ...

and measures approximately . The island is very flat with fertile ground and sandy beaches to the west whilst the east is predominantly peat moorland with a rocky coastline incorporating many small islands and inlets. The highest point on the island is Beinn a’ Tuath which rises to . On the west side of the island are the ruins of an old cottage overlooking Bagh na Murla. The Eileanan Chearabhaigh lie to the north beyond Loch a' Laip. In the 18th century

Bonnie Prince Charlie Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That ...

is said to have hidden in a cave on the island after the Battle of Culloden. The cave, known as Prince Charlie's Rest, is found to the east of the island at the foot of Beinn a Tuath and has clear views over the Minch and to Skye. Wiay was reported to have six inhabitants in 1861, but has been deserted since 1901. In 2013 the island was put up for sale at a reported price of £500,000."Bonnie Scottish island is all yours for princely £500,000"
(8 July 2013) Glasgow: ''The Herald''.

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Uist islands Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides {{WesternIsles-geo-stub