Hellisay

Hellisay
Scottish Gaelic nameTheiliseigh
Meaning of nameOld Norse: island of the caves
The Sound of Gighay looking northwest from Càrais on Hellisay
The Sound of Gighay looking northwest from Càrais on Hellisay
Location
Hellisay is located in Outer Hebrides
Hellisay
Hellisay
Hellisay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF756040
Coordinates57°01′N 7°21′W / 57.01°N 7.35°W / 57.01; -7.35
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area142 ha (916 sq mi)
Area rank127= [1]
Highest elevationMeall Meadhonach 79 m (259 ft)
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

Hellisay (Scottish Gaelic: Theiliseigh) is a currently uninhabited island and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The narrow Sound of Gighay lies between Hellisay and its neighbouring island.

  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 (2004) pp. 226-28
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.