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Coordinates: 57°39′42″N 7°24′24″W / 57.66167°N 7.40671°W / 57.66167; -7.40671
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[[File:Erskine Beveridge's house on Bhalaigh - geograph.org.uk - 2980.jpg|thumb|left|The abandoned mansion<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vallay House, Vallay {{!}} Buildings at Risk Register|url=https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/896153|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk}}</ref> of Erskine Beveridge in July 2004]]
[[File:Erskine Beveridge's house on Bhalaigh - geograph.org.uk - 2980.jpg|thumb|left|The abandoned mansion<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vallay House, Vallay {{!}} Buildings at Risk Register|url=https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/896153|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk}}</ref> 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 bird]]s and for prehistoric monuments.
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 bird]]s and for prehistoric monuments.

It is the smallest Scottish island to have an area greater than {{convert|1|sqmi|km2|2|abbr=off}}.
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:01, 28 April 2022

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
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaComhairle nan Eilean Siar
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.

References[edit]

  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.

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