Gighay

Not to be confused with Gigha.

Gighay

Scottish Gaelic name	Gioghaigh
Meaning of name	Old Norse: Gydha's island
Location
Gighay Gighay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NF764049
Coordinates	57.02°N 7.33°W / 57.02; -7.33
Physical geography
Island group	Uists and Barra
Area	96 ha (240 acres)
Area rank	152 [1]
Highest elevation	Mullach a' Charnain 95 m (312 ft)
Administration
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0
References	[2][3][4]

The harbour near Gioghaigh

Gighay (Scottish Gaelic Gioghaigh) an uninhabited island off the northeast coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Geography and geology

Gighay lies in the Sound of Barra between Barra and Eriskay, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) southwest of Fuday. One of a string of islands between South Uist and Barra, Gighay is "locked" into its neighbour Hellisay, with a harbour between. It is mainly gneiss with quartz veins.^[3] Gighay has an area of 96 hectares (240 acres) and rises steeply to 95 metres (312 feet).

Gighay is owned by the Scottish Ministers (i.e. the Scottish government).^[5]

Notes and references

1. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
2. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
4. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
5. "Overview of Gighay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.

57°1′15″N 7°20′0″W