Flodday (Sound of Barra)
For other places with the same name, see Flodday.
Not to be confused with Flodday in the Barra Isles.
| Gaelic name | Flodaigh |
|---|---|
| Norse name | floti |
| Meaning of name | 'raft' or 'float' island |
| Location | |
  Flodday Flodday shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF751022 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | 40 ha (99 acres) |
| Area rank | 220= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
 | |
| References | [3][4] |
Flodaigh or Flodday is an island to the north east of Barra in the Sound of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Its name derives from the Old Norse for "flat island".
Geography and geology
The island is gneiss with fertile soil. A reef to the north ends in a drying islet, Snagaras.[3]
History
Flodaigh supported one family until cleared in 1851.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
Coordinates: 56°59′47″N 7°21′09″W / 56.99625°N 7.35244°W
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