Vallay
Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bhalaigh”, “Bhàlaigh”, “Eilean Bhalaigh”, and “Valley”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Oronsay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malaclete and Sollas.
Sollas
Village
Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.
Vallay
- Categories: tidal island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.66159° or 57° 39′ 42″ north
Longitude
-7.40823° or 7° 24′ 30″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C9JMH6R+JP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Vallay” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Griminish and Cladach Vallay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bac Mic Connain, wheelhouse and Traigh Himiligh.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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