Boreray, North Uist

Boreray, North Uist

"Not to be confused with Boreray, St Kilda"Infobox Scottish island |
latitude=57.7128
longitude=-7.283
GridReference=NF855815
celtic name=Boraraigh
norse name=Boreray
meaning of name=fort island
area= 489 ha
area rank= 108=
highest elevation= Mullach Mòr 56 m
Population= 3 sheep
population rank=
main settlement=
island group=Uist and Barra
local authority=Outer Hebrides
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland] Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ] [cite web| url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesA-B.pdf| title=Placenames| author=Iain Mac an Tailleir| publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba| accessdate=2007-07-22]

Boreray (Scottish Gaelic: "Boraraigh") is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which lies 2km north of North Uist.

The island is dominated by Loch Mòr, big loch.

History

The island was occupied from prehistoric times and through the 19th century there were over 100 people living there, but in 1923, the island was evacuated at the request of the islanders. One family stayed on but left in the 1960s; the single croft forming the north-east part of the island was reoccupied in 1999. The grazing rights for the remainder are leased to the crofters of the nearby island of Berneray.

It was traditionally owned by the MacLeans. [ [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1981.html Overview of Boreray ] ]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.boreray-island.co.uk Boreray website]


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