Scottish Gaelic name | Theiliseigh |
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Meaning of name | Old Norse: island of the caves |
The Sound of Gighay looking northwest from Càrais on Hellisay | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NF756040 |
Coordinates | 57°01′N 7°21′W / 57.01°N 7.35°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Uists and Barra |
Area | 142 ha (9⁄16 sq mi) |
Area rank | 127= [1] |
Highest elevation | Meall Meadhonach 79 m (259 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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.