For other places with the same name, see Wiay (disambiguation).
| Wiay | |
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| Wiay shown relative to Skye | |
| OS grid reference | NG292363 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Bhuia/Fuidheigh |
| Meaning of name | possibly yellow or pleasant island |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 148 ha (366 acres) |
| Area rank | 125 |
| Highest elevation | 60 m (197 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Skye |
| Local Authority | Highland |
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| References | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Wiay (Gaelic: Bhuia or Fuidheigh) is an uninhabited island in Loch Bracadale in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Wiay lies west of the Isle of Skye, 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) off the Skye coast, near the village of Ullinish. It is the largest island in Loch Bracadale, with an area of 148 hectares (0.57 sq mi). Most of the coastline consists of vertical cliffs and the southern bluff is a striking overhanging cliff.[4]
The island has been uninhabited since the late 19th century.
[edit] Wildlife
There are two large herring gull colonies on the island.[4]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 Nov 2003) Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ a b "Wiay". Lonely-isles.com. http://www.redwebforum.com/isles/wiay/Home.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
Coordinates: 57°20.3′N 6°30′W / 57.3383°N 6.5°W
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