Fiaraidh

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Fiaraigh

Sound of Barra
(Inverness-shire)

The Atlantic coastline of Fiaraigh - geograph.org.uk - 1476942.jpg
Western coastline of Fiaraigh
Location

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Location: 57°3’58"N, 7°26’36"W
Grid reference: NF702104
Area: 101 acres
Highest point: 98 feet
Data
Population: Uninhabited

Fiaraidh, also known in English as Fiaray, is a small island in the Sound of Barra in the Outer Hebrides and in Inverness-shire. It is one of ten islands in the Sound.

Fiaray is 101 acres in size, and 30 metres at its highest point. It is relatively flat and featureless, and is used as a staging post by barnacle geese. The geology is Archaean gneiss.[1]

The name of the island is from the Old Norse, 'grass' or 'pasture' island.

There are two lochans or ponds, on the island, and it is surrounded by a large drying reef, which was said to be the abode of a fairy woman.[1]

Nearby Lingay is the subject of some folklore.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543. 
The islands of the Sound of Barra, Inverness-shire

South Uist

CalvayEriskayFiaraidhFloddayFudayFuiayGighayHellisayLingayOrosay

Barra