Sandray
Sandray is one of the Bishop's Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sanderay” and “Saundray”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flodday near Vatersay.
Flodday near Vatersay
Island
Flodday is an uninhabited island, south-west of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island is one of the Barra Isles, lying one mile west of Sandray.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caolas and Castlebay.
Caolas
Village
Caolas, is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra. It is the westernmost settlement in Scotland.
Castlebay
Village
Castlebay is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay.
Borve
Village
Borve is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road. Borve is situated 6 miles north of Sandray.
Sandray
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.89122° or 56° 53′ 28″ north
Longitude
-7.51594° or 7° 30′ 57″ west
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
9C8JVFRM+FJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Sandray” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Сандрай”
- Catalan: “Sandray”
- Cebuano: “Sandray”
- Chinese: “桑德雷岛”
- Chinese: “桑德雷島”
- Dutch: “Sandray”
- French: “Sandray”
- Irish: “Sanndraigh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sandray”
- Russian: “Сандрей”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sanndraigh”
- Spanish: “Sandray”
- Spanish: “Sanndraigh”
- Swedish: “Sandray”
- “Sandray”
- “Sanndraigh”
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