Flodaigh Mòr

Flodaigh Mòr
Scottish Gaelic nameFlodaigh
Meaning of name"big raft island", from Norse
Location
Flodaigh Mòr
Flodaigh Mòr shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF913570
Coordinates57°30′N 7°09′W / 57.50°N 7.15°W / 57.50; -7.15
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area58 ha
Area rank186 [1]
Highest elevation28 m
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
References[2][3][4]

Flodaigh Mòr (or Floddaymore) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Geography and geology

Flodaigh Mòr lies east of North Uist, close offshore to Ronay. It contains a large freshwater loch (with its own islets). The eastern headland (Rubha nan Caorach) is almost detached. To the north, skerries almost connect to Floddaybeg.[3]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.

57°29′54″N 7°9′12″W / 57.49833°N 7.15333°W / 57.49833; -7.15333