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[[File:Eilean na Cille.jpg|thumb|left|Eilean na Cille and Triallabreac from the air with Wiay in the background]] |
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Revision as of 09:33, 14 November 2011
| Scottish Gaelic name | Bhuia/Fuidheigh |
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 Wiay from the air with Peter's Port on Eilean na Cille is in the foreground | |
| Location | |
| OS grid reference | NF873459 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Outer Hebrides |
| Area | 375 ha (927 acres) |
| Area rank | 78= [1] |
| Highest elevation | Beinn a' Tuath 102 m (335 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3][4][5] |
Wiay (Scottish Gaelic: Bhuia or Fuidheigh) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides.
It lies south-east of Benbecula and measures approximately 930 acres (1½ sq. miles). The Eileanan Chearabhaigh lie to the north beyond Loch a' Laip.
Wiay was reported to have six inhabitants in 1861, but has been deserted since 1901.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Overview of Wiay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
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57°24′5″N 7°12′14″W / 57.40139°N 7.20389°W
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