Scottish Gaelic name | Maol Dòmhnaich |
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Meaning of name | Duncan's rounded hill |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NL688940 |
Coordinates | 56°55′08″N 7°26′35″W / 56.919°N 7.443°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Uist and Barra |
Area | 78 ha (5⁄16 sq mi) |
Area rank | 164= [1] |
Highest elevation | Cruachan na h-àin, 153 m |
Administration | |
Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [2][3][4][5] |
Muldoanich is an uninhabited island in the Barra Isles archipelago at the southern extremity of the larger island chain of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
The island is 78 hectares (190 acres) in area and rises to a maximum height of 153 metres (502 ft) at the peak of Cruachan na h-àin ("midday hill").[3]
Muldoanich stands about 4 kilometres (2+1⁄2 mi) southeast of Castlebay, the main port on the island of Barra, and it is a prominent landmark for the approaching ferry and other craft. It has no level ground. There are no census records, but the southern headland of Vanish (meaning "headland of the house" or "sacred place" in Gaelic) may indicate habitation at some time in the past.[3]