Vuia Beg

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Vuia Beg
Waters North Atlantic
Archipelago Outer Hebrides
Geographical location 58 ° 11 '46 "  N , 6 ° 53' 55"  W Coordinates: 58 ° 11 '46 "  N , 6 ° 53' 55"  W.
Vuia Beg (Scotland)
Vuia Beg
length 770 m
width 500 m
surface 35 ha
Highest elevation 70  m ASL
Residents uninhabited

Vuia Beg , also Vuia Beag , Scottish Gaelic Fuaigh Beag , is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides . It is located in the council area of the same name and was historically part of the traditional county of Ross-shire or the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty .

geography

Vuia Beg is located in Loch Roag Bay off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis . Located near the head of the bay at the entrance to the secondary bay Loch an Stroim , Vuia Beg is only separated from the coast of Lewis by 500 meters and 700 meters respectively in the south and north-west of Lewis. The surrounding islands include the larger sister island Vuia Mor in the northeast and Flodaigh in the west. The distances to them are at least 690 meters or 1.2 kilometers. On Lewis the village of Carishader is two kilometers away.

The island has a maximum length of 770 meters and a width of 500 meters. This results in an area of ​​35  hectares . Its highest point rises 70 meters above sea level.

history

The now uninhabited island was once inhabited. The remains of former dwellings testify to this, especially in the southern part of the island. as well as traces of agriculture.

A prehistoric settlement is suspected on the west side of the island. One cairn dates back to the Bronze Age . Another cairn is also said to be of great age, while another cairn is dated to the time of the settlement by Vikings .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. ↑ a b Measurement of Google Maps
  3. ^ Rick Linvingstone's Table of the Islands of Scotland
  4. ^ Entry on the settlement on Vuia Beg  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  5. ^ Entry on the settlement on Vuia Beg  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  6. ^ Entry on the settlement on Vuia Beg  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  7. ^ Entry on the settlement on Vuia Beg  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  8. ↑ Entry on field system on Vuia Beg  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  9. ↑ Entry on Cairn on Vuia Beg  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  10. ↑ Entry on Cairn of Vuia Beg  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  11. ↑ Entry on Cairn on Vuia Beg  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)