Flodaigh (Outer Loch Ròg)
Appearance
Scottish Gaelic name | Flodaigh |
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Old Norse name | Flot-ay |
Meaning of name | raft island |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NB123413 |
Coordinates | 58°16′N 6°55′W / 58.27°N 6.91°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Outer Hebrides |
Area | <10 ha |
Highest elevation | 22 metres (72 ft)[1] |
Administration | |
Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Flodaigh is an islet in outer Loch Ròg, Lewis, Scotland. It lies north west of Great Bernera and Little Bernera, south of Bearasaigh and Seanna Chnoc and west of Campaigh.
There are various islets and skerries surrounding the island including Fleisgeir, Sgeir an Saoidhean and the tidal Tamna.[1]
There is no regular access to the island although boat excursions are available locally.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Get-a-map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 312
References
[edit]- Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
58°16′03″N 6°54′29″W / 58.2674°N 6.9080°W