Wiay, Outer Hebrides
| Scottish Gaelic name | Bhuia/Fuidheigh |
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| 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[2] |
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| References | [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.
In the 18th century Bonnie Prince Charlie is said to have hidden in a cave on the island after the Battle of Culloden.[6] Wiay was reported to have six inhabitants in 1861, but has been deserted since 1901.
In 2013 the island was put up for sale at a reported price of £500,000.[6]
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.
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Bonnie Scottish island is all yours for princely £500,000" (8 July 2013) Glasgow: The Herald.
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57°24′5″N 7°12′14″W / 57.40139°N 7.20389°W
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