- Flodday near Vatersay
Infobox Scottish island
GridReference=NL612924
latitude=56.90
longitude=-7.57
celtic name=Flodaigh
norse name=floti
meaning of name= 'raft' or 'float' island
area=approx 35 ha
area rank=
highest elevation=43 m
Population=0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Uist s andBarra
local authority=Na h-Eileanan Siar
references= [2001 UK Census perList of islands of Scotland ] Haswell-Smith] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ]Flodday (
Scots Gaelic : Flodaigh) is an uninhabited island, south west ofBarra in theWestern Islands ofScotland .Geography and geology
Flodday is one of the
Barra Isles , lying one mile west ofSandray . It consists of three parts, with a natural rock arch between the larger two. Facing west there are black cliffs.Wildlife
The island is a small
grey seal colony and home to a subspecies of theDark Green Fritillary butterfly ("Argynnis aglaja scotica").Footnotes
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