Gighay

Gighay an uninhabited off the northeast coast of . It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fuiay.

Island
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an in . It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the . Its area is 84 ha and the unnamed highest eminence reaches 107 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardveenish and Ardmore.

Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on in the Western Isles, . is also within the parish of Barra.

Village
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardmhor is a small village in the north east of the Isle of in the , . In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project.

Hamlet
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the island of in the , Scotland. is also within the parish of Barra, and is situated on a minor road, linked to the A888.

Gighay

Latitude
57.02021° or 57° 1′ 13″ north
Longitude
-7.33207° or 7° 19′ 55″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
9C9J2MC9+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4011674
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2648677
Wiki­data ID
Q3057383
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Satellite Map

Discover Gighay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Gighay” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Gioghaigh”
  • Bulgarian: “Гигхай”
  • Catalan: “Gighay”
  • Cebuano: “Gighay”
  • Chinese: “吉格哈岛”
  • Chinese: “吉格哈島”
  • Dutch: “Gighay”
  • French: “Gighay”
  • Irish: “Gioghaigh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gighay”
  • Spanish: “Gighay”
  • Swedish: “Gighay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Càrais and Buaile Mhòr.

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Highlights include Mullach a‘ Chàrnain and Eilean a‘ Ceud.

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