Eriskay

Eriskay
Scottish Gaelic nameÈirisgeigh
Pronunciation[ˈeɾʲiʃkʲej]
Old Norse nameEiríksey
Meaning of nameEric's Isle
Location
Eriskay is located in Outer Hebrides
Eriskay
Eriskay
Eriskay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF795104
Coordinates57°04′N 7°17′W / 57.07°N 7.29°W / 57.07; -7.29
Physical geography
Island groupUist and Barra
Area703 ha (2+34 sq mi)
Area rank63 [1]
Highest elevationBeinn Sgrithean 185.6 m (609 ft)
Administration
Council areaComhairle nan Eilean Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population143[2]
Population rank40 [1]
Population density20.3/km2 (53/sq mi)[2][3]
Lymphad
References[3][4][5]

Eriskay (Scottish Gaelic: Èirisgeigh), from the Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", is an island and community council area of the Outer Hebrides in northern Scotland with a population of 143, as of the 2011 census.[2] It lies between South Uist and Barra and is connected to South Uist by a causeway which was opened in 2001. In the same year Ceann a' Ghàraidh in Eriskay became the ferry terminal for travelling between South Uist and Barra. The Caledonian MacBrayne vehicular ferry travels between Eriskay and Ardmore in Barra. The crossing takes around 40 minutes.

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.