Longay

50 ha (3⁄16 sq mi)Area rank199= [1]Highest elevation67 m (220 ft)AdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaHighlandDemographicsPopulation0LymphadReferences[2][3][4]
Longay with Skye Bridge behind

Longay (Scottish Gaelic: Longaigh) is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay.[5][6]

In 1971, the Caledonian MacBrayne mailboat Loch Seaforth ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey
  5. ^ "Overview of Longay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  6. ^ "History of Longay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Loch Seaforth - History". Ships of Calmac. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2008.

57°18′36″N 5°53′23″W / 57.31000°N 5.88972°W / 57.31000; -5.88972

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