Gighay

Gighay

Infobox Scottish island


latitude=57.02
longitude=-7.33
GridReference=NF764049
celtic name=Gioghaigh
norse name=
meaning of name=Old Norse: Gydha's island
area=96 ha (237 acres)
area rank=150
highest elevation=Mullach a' Charnain 95 m (311 feet)
Population=0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Uists and Barra
local authority=Na h-Eileanan Siar
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland] Haswell-Smith] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ]

Gighay (Scottish Gaelic Gioghaigh) is one of a group of uninhabited islands off the northeast coast of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Geography and geology

Gighay lies in the Sound of Barra between Barra and Eriskay, 2½ miles (4 km) southwest of Fuday. One of a string of islands between South Uist and Barra, Gighay is "locked" into its neighbour Hellisay, with a harbour between. It is mainly gneiss with quartz veins. Gighay has an area of 96 ha and rises steeply to 95m.

Gighay is owned by the Scottish Ministers (the government). [cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1916.html| title=Overview of Gighay| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-12-15]

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