Vallay

Vallay
Scottish Gaelic nameBhàlaigh
Meaning of namehill island
Location
Vallay is located in Outer Hebrides
Vallay
Vallay
Vallay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF769763
Coordinates57°39′38″N 7°25′09″W / 57.660690°N 7.419152°W / 57.660690; -7.419152
Physical geography
Island groupOuter Hebrides
Area260 hectares (1.00 sq mi)
Area rank94 [1]
Highest elevation38 metres (125 ft)
Administration
Council areaComhairle nan Eilean Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4]

Vallay (Scottish Gaelic: Bhàlaigh) is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide.

Southeast coast of Vallay seen from Solas.
The abandoned mansion[5] of Erskine Beveridge in July 2004

Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people. Its best-known inhabitant was the archaeologist Erskine Beveridge. The island is also known for its sea birds and for prehistoric monuments.

  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. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  4. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  5. ^ "Vallay House, Vallay | Buildings at Risk Register". www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.