| Scottish Gaelic name | Fraoch-eilean |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | "heather island" |
| Location | |
  Fraoch-Eilean Fraoch-Eilean shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NF858581 |
| Coordinates | 57°30′N 7°15′W / 57.50°N 7.25°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | 55 ha[1] |
| Area rank | 189= [3] |
| Highest elevation | Cnoc Mòr, 11 m (36 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | No estimate available |
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Fraoch-eilean is a small island with an uncertain population north of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 55 hectares (140 acres) in extent and the highest point is 11 metres (36 ft). Its name derives from the Gaelic for "heather island".
It is connected to Grimsay by a causeway and there is a settlement called Seana Bhaile (Scottish Gaelic: old village). North Uist is to the north and the North Ford causeway to the west. The small islets of Eilean Roinoch and Màs Grimsay lie just offshore to the east. 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps show the island name as Seanabaily.[4]
- ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ^ "Get-a-Map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Historical maps". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 18 Apr 2011.