- Longay
Infobox Scottish island
GridReference=NG658310
latitude=57.31
longitude=-5.89
celtic name=Longaigh
norse name=Long-øy
meaning of name= longship island
area= 50 ha (124 acres)
area rank= 192=
highest elevation= 67 m (220 ft))
Population=0
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Skye
local authority=Highland Council
references= [2001 UK Census perList of islands of Scotland ] Haswell-Smith] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ]Longay (
Scottish Gaelic : Longaigh) is a small uninhabited Scottishisland in the Inner Sound just off the coast of theIsle of Skye , north ofPabay and east of Scalpay.cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1621.html| title=Overview of Longay| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland | accessdate=2008-10-04] cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurehistory1621.html| title=History of Longay| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland | accessdate=2008-10-04]In 1971, the MacBraynes mailboat "
Loch Seaforth " ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage. [cite web| url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/h_loch_seaforth.asp| title=Loch Seaforth - History| publisher=Ships of Calmac| accessdate=2008-10-04]References
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