Ceallasaigh Mòr

Island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland

57°38′N 7°11′W / 57.64°N 7.18°W / 57.64; -7.18Physical geographyIsland groupUists and BarraArea55 ha[1]Area rank189= [3]Highest elevation10 m[2]AdministrationCouncil areaNa h-Eileanan SiarCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomDemographicsPopulation0LymphadReferences[4]

Ceallasaigh Mòr (or Keallasay More[5]) is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Beag lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand at low tide. Ceallasaigh Mòr may also join mainland North Uist near Bràigh Cheallasaigh at some stages of the tide.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. ^ a b Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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57°38′04″N 7°10′46″W / 57.63431°N 7.17948°W / 57.63431; -7.17948


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