Isay

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Isay
Isay; Skye on the left, the Outer Hebrides on the horizon
Isay; Skye on the left , the Outer Hebrides on the horizon
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago Inner Hebrides
Geographical location 57 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  N , 6 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 57 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  N , 6 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  W
Isay (Scotland)
Isay
surface 60 ha
Highest elevation 28  m
Residents uninhabited
Location of Isay northwest of Skye
Location of Isay northwest of Skye

Isay ( Scottish Gaelic : Ìosaigh , Old Norwegian : ise-øy ; German: "Eisinsel") is an island in the north of the Inner Hebrides in Scotland . It is located northwest of Skye in Loch Dunvegan Bay . The distance to Coral Beach on Skye is around one kilometer. To the northeast of Isay are the islets of Mingay and Clett .

Isay is 0.6 km²; the highest point is 28 meters.

Around 90 people lived on Isay in the 19th century. In the course of the Highland Clearances , the residents were evicted to make way for sheep.

In the 1980s, Isay was owned by the singer Donovan . Today the island is uninhabited. Isay, the Ascrib Islands and Loch Dunvegan have been a Natura 2000 area since 2005 to protect the seals ( Phoca vitulina ) living there .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Iain Mac Tailleir , "Place Names", page 67, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (English)
  2. ↑ European Environment Agency (English)

literature

  • Hamish Haswell-Smith: The Scottish Islands . Canongate, Edinburgh 2004, ISBN 1-84195-454-3 .

Web links

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