Stromay
Stromay is a tidal island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. The low island of Stromay lies between two wide, shallow sea lochs, Loch Mhic Phàil and Loch Aulasary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: tidal island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sromaigh” and “Stromaigh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ensay and Roineabhal.
Ensay
Island
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Ensay is a currently unpopulated and privately owned island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island lies in the Sound of Harris, between the islands of Harris and Berneray. Ensay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Stromay.
Roineabhal
Peak
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roineabhal is a hill in Harris, in the Western Isles of Scotland. The granite on the summit plateau of the mountain is anorthosite, and is similar in composition to rocks found in the mountains of the Moon. Roineabhal is situated 2½ miles southeast of Stromay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leverburgh and Scarista.
Leverburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leverburgh is the main village in the southern part of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, with a population of about 200. The main road A859 follows the west coast, running from Tarbert through Seilebost, Borve, Scarista and Northton to Leverburgh, continuing south to Rodel.
Scarista
Village
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scarista is a village, which is situated 3 miles north of Stromay.
Rodel
Village
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Rodel is a village on the south-eastern coast of Harris, an island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. Rodel is situated in the parish of Harris. It was historically the capital of Harris, and the main port, before Tarbert took the title. Rodel is situated 3½ miles southeast of Stromay.
Stromay
- Categories: tidal island and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Stromay” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Стромай”
- Cebuano: “Stromay”
- Chinese: “斯托馬島”
- Chinese: “斯托马岛”
- Dutch: “Stromay”
- French: “Stromay”
- Irish: “Srómaigh”
- Irish: “Sròmaigh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sròmaigh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stromay”
- Swedish: “Stromay”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Stromay”. Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.