Longay

Longay
Scottish Gaelic nameLongaigh
Old Norse nameLong-øy
Meaning of namelongship island
Location
Longay is located in Highland
Longay
Longay
Longay shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNG658310
Coordinates57°19′N 5°53′W / 57.31°N 5.89°W / 57.31; -5.89
Physical geography
Island groupSkye
Area50 ha (316 sq mi)
Area rank199= [1]
Highest elevation67 m (220 ft)
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]
Longay with Skye Bridge behind

Longay (Scottish Gaelic: Longaigh) is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay.[5][6]

In 1971, the Caledonian MacBrayne mailboat Loch Seaforth ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.[7]

  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. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey
  5. ^ "Overview of Longay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  6. ^ "History of Longay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Loch Seaforth - History". Ships of Calmac. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2008.