Sanday (Hebrides)

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Sanday (Sandaigh)
Cliffs on the south coast with Dun Mor (right)
Cliffs on the south coast with Dun Mor (right)
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago Inner Hebrides
Geographical location 57 ° 2 '58 "  N , 6 ° 29' 39"  W Coordinates: 57 ° 2 '58 "  N , 6 ° 29' 39"  W
Sanday (Hebrides) (Scotland)
Sanday (Hebrides)
length 3 km
surface 1.8 km²
Highest elevation Tallabric
59  m
Residents 9 (2011)
5 inhabitants / km²

Sanday ( Scottish Gaelic Sandaigh ) is a tidal island in the west of the "Little Islands", which are part of the Scottish Inner Hebrides in the Highlands . It is 3 kilometers long. The island is owned by the National Trust for Scotland .

Sanday is known for its numerous bird species, including the puffin , the great skua and the Atlantic shearling .

The highest point on the island is the Tallabric at 59 meters; it is located in the southwest of Sandy. The neighboring island of Canna is connected to Sanday by a road bridge. In 2018, a road was built on Sanday for the first time that is passable even at high tide. In 2011, nine people lived on Sanday.

  • Sheep on Sanday

  • lighthouse

  • Cnoc Ghreannabric on the north coast

  • Cave on the south coast

  • Sandy beach near the road bridge

  • Former St Edwards Church (now St Edwards Center)

  • Former school

  • New road bridge from Canna (in the background) to Sanday

Web links

Commons : Sanday  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ National Trust for Scotland (2019): 3 key projects (accessed July 13, 2019)
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey (2016): OS Landranger map sheet 39 Rùm, Eigg, Muck & Canna. ISBN 978-0-319-26137-8 .
  3. ↑ BBC (2018): First road built on tiny island of Sanday (accessed July 13, 2019)
  4. ↑ 2011 census data