Sgeotasaigh

Sgeotasaigh

Sgeotasaigh

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Scotasay (Scottish Gaelic: Sgeotasaigh) is small island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) off the east coast of Harris and gives some shelter to the ferry port of Tarbert. There are two houses on the island, a wind turbine and a fresh water tank.[5]

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The island had 15-20 inhabitants in the early 20th century but there are no records of any permanent inhabitation since then.[3]

Sgeotasaigh from the Tarbert ferry.

References

  1. [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. [2]
    National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 274–275. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. [4]
    Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. [5]
    Scotasay Dualchas. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

57.87790°N 6.75013°W / 57.87790; -6.75013


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