Hellisay

Hellisay is a currently uninhabited island and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gighay and Fuiay.

Gighay

Island

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Gighay an uninhabited island off the northeast coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Fuiay is an island in Scotland. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides. Its area is 84 ha and the unnamed highest eminence reaches 107 m. Fuiay is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hellisay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardveenish and Ardmore.

Ardveenish

Hamlet

Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardveenish is a village on Barra in the Western Isles, Scotland. Ardveenish is also within the parish of Barra. Ardveenish is situated 2½ miles west of Hellisay.

Ardmore

Village

Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardmhor is a small village in the north east of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and Eriskay as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project. Ardmore is situated 3 miles west of Hellisay.

Bogach

Hamlet

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bogach is a village on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bogach is also within the parish of Barra, and is situated on a minor road, linked to the A888. Bogach is situated 3 miles southwest of Hellisay.

Hellisay

Type: Island
Description: island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Category: landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.01667° or 57° 1′ north

Longitude

-7.35° or 7° 21′ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

9C9J2M82+M2

GeoNames ID

2647159

Wikidata ID

Q3107695

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Satellite Map

Discover Hellisay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Hellisay” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Хелисай”
Cebuano: “Hellisay”
Chinese: “赫利賽島”
Chinese: “赫利赛岛”
Dutch: “Hellisay”
French: “Hellisay”
Irish: “Theiliseigh”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hellisay”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Theiliseigh”
Swedish: “Hellisay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bayherivagh and Balnabodach.

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