The island of Vatersay (/ˈvætərseɪ/; Scottish Gaelic: Bhatarsaigh) is the southernmost and westernmost inhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland... 9 KB (1,064 words) - 08:43, 30 April 2024 |
inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by the Vatersay Causeway. The island is named after Saint Finbarr... 41 KB (4,878 words) - 18:28, 31 March 2024 |
The Vatersay Causeway (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Bhàgh Bhatarsaigh) is a 250-metre-long causeway that links the Scottish Hebridean Islands of Vatersay and... 13 KB (1,245 words) - 08:26, 13 April 2024 |
portion of the Outer Hebrides, in the west of Scotland; for instance, Vatersay, an inhabited island and the westernmost settlement of Great Britain, lies... 4 KB (328 words) - 11:30, 27 April 2024 |
An Caolas [ən̪ˠ ˈkʰɯːl̪ˠəs̪]), is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra... 3 KB (119 words) - 22:37, 30 April 2024 |
the islands are extremely small; only the largest, Vatersay – which is now linked by the Vatersay Causeway to Barra – remains inhabited. Berneray (also... 3 KB (323 words) - 19:43, 29 October 2023 |
Flodday (nearest island), viewed from Vatersay.... 2 KB (181 words) - 08:28, 24 June 2022 |
pig Shetland Rockall Hiort or Hirta Boreray (disambiguation) Stac Lee Vatersay Eriskay Grimsay Berneray Barra Mingulay South Uist Benbecula North Uist... 14 KB (1,025 words) - 18:30, 8 May 2024 |
most parts of the Southern Isles, i.e. Benbecula, South Uist, Barra, and Vatersay, and on mainland Scotland. The town was founded by Vikings in the early... 52 KB (4,860 words) - 00:54, 4 May 2024 |
misleading as it is only the second largest of the Barra Isles behind Vatersay, which is lower lying and appears smaller from the sea. Miughalaigh and... 31 KB (4,226 words) - 20:36, 31 March 2024 |
683°W / 57.583; -13.683 Westernmost settlement – Caolas, Bhatarsaigh (Vatersay), Outer Hebrides at 56°56′N 7°32′W / 56.933°N 7.533°W / 56.933; -7.533... 15 KB (2,371 words) - 12:03, 24 April 2024 |
List of bays of the Outer Hebrides (section Vatersay) (secondary coordinates) The small island of Flodday, located to the south of Vatersay has no bays. The small island of Lingeigh has no bays. Map this section's... 48 KB (1,649 words) - 22:35, 24 April 2023 |
86 Island part of Japan. Oshima (Hokkaido) 9.73 Island part of Japan. Vatersay 9.6 Island part of Scotland. Shimoji-shima 9.54 Island part of the Miyako... 87 KB (460 words) - 03:21, 8 May 2024 |
Hearadh South Uist English + Pre-Celtic? Uibhist a Deas See North Uist Vatersay Vatrsey? Norse water island Wattersay Bhatarsaigh fathers' island, priest... 78 KB (7,832 words) - 22:42, 9 May 2024 |
in the highlands and is thought to have visited only once; she took ten Vatersay crofters to court in 1908 after they refused to vacate their cottages.... 6 KB (539 words) - 22:38, 10 May 2024 |
known for its large seabird colony. Sandray is half a mile due south of Vatersay, and east of Flodaigh, north east of Lingeigh and Pabaigh. Maol Domhnaigh/Muldoanich... 2 KB (173 words) - 19:10, 11 April 2022 |
to support social and economic development in the community of Barra & Vatersay via a charitable trust. Shares are available to purchase, and in December... 3 KB (280 words) - 15:28, 28 January 2024 |
while Barra was 81.5% Catholic. The small islands of Eriskay (94%) and Vatersay (90%) were also heavily Catholic, while Benbecula, further north, was more... 15 KB (1,762 words) - 23:31, 10 August 2023 |
683°W / 57.583; -13.683 Westernmost settlement – Caolas, Bhatarsaigh (Vatersay), Outer Hebrides at 56°56′N 7°32′W / 56.933°N 7.533°W / 56.933; -7.533... 6 KB (816 words) - 10:49, 20 December 2023 |
[citation needed] In 1906, landless men from the island of Barra crossed to Vatersay. The latter was a fertile island run as a single farm but its owner Lady... 3 KB (301 words) - 15:04, 25 June 2022 |
north. Another hill, Theisabhal Mor (190 m) is on Vatersay, which is linked to Barra by the Vatersay Causeway. Five of the uninhabited islands to the south... 2 KB (213 words) - 20:28, 15 July 2023 |