Fuday

Fuday

Infobox Scottish island
latitude=57.05
longitude=-07.39
GridReference=NF736082
celtic name=Fùideigh
norse name=
meaning of name=
area=232 ha (573 acres)
area rank=101
highest elevation=Mullach Neacail 89 m (292 ft)
Population= uninhabited since 1901
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] ]

Fuday (Fuideigh) is an uninhabited island of about 570 acres (2.3 km²) in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.It lies in the Sound of Barra, just east of Scurrival Point on Barra and west of Eriskay. Fuday is owned by the Scottish Government. [cite web|url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst7816.html| title=Overview of Fuday| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-11-11] Deserted since 1901, its peak population is recorded only as seven.

It is still used for the summer grazing of cattle, and they used to be swum across the mile wide, but shallow Caolas Fuideach (strait) to there from Eoligarry.

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