Eriskay Sound
| Eriskay Sound | ||
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| Connects waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| with water | Sea of the Hebrides | |
| Separates land mass | South Uist | |
| of land mass | Eriskay | |
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| Geographical location | 57 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 7 ° 17 ′ 30 ″ W | |
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| length | 3 km | |
| Smallest width | 1.5 km | |
| Islands | Calway | |
| Dams | Eriskay Causeway | |
The Eriskay Sound ( Gaelic : Caolas Eiriosgaigh ) is a short waterway between the Scottish Hebrides South Uist in the North and Eriskay to the south. It runs with a length of about three kilometers in an east-west direction and reaches a maximum width of about 1.5 km. In the waterway is the small island of Calway .
For many years there was a ferry connection between the settlements Ludag on South Uist and Haun on Eriskay. The crossing took about 15 minutes. In the years 2000–2002, the Eriskay Causeway was then built over the Eriskay Sound, making the ferry connection obsolete.
In 1941 the cargo ship Politician ran aground on its way from Liverpool to the United States near Calway Island in Eriskay Sound. Among other things, the Politician had loaded 20,300 cases of whiskey . When this became known, whiskey lovers themselves traveled from Oban and Stornoway to plunder the wreck. It is said that the islanders recovered such quantities of whiskey that it was used to light fires itself. This incident formed the basis for the book Whiskey Galore by Compton Mackenzie , which was later made into a film under the title Rejoice in life - the whiskey ship.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ A b D. Cooper: Hebridean Connection: View of the Highlands and Islands , Trinity Press, Worcester, 1977, p. 145. ISBN 0-710-08484-6
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland