Fuday

Fuday is an uninhabited island of about 232 hectares and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orosay and Lingay.

Orosay

Islet

Photo: Neil King, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orosay is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of Traigh Mhòr, the "big beach" on the north east coast of Barra. Orosay is situated 2 miles southwest of Fuday.

Lingay

Island

Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lingay is an uninhabited island in Scotland, one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Western Isles. Lingay is situated 2 miles north of Fuday.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eoligarry and Ardmore.

Eoligarry

Village

Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eoligarry is a village, which is situated 2 miles west of Fuday.

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 southwest of Fuday.

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 3½ miles south of Fuday.

Fuday

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

57.05° or 57° 3′ north

Longitude

-7.38333° or 7° 23′ west

Elevation

194 feet (59 metres)

Open location code

9C9J3J28+2M

GeoNames ID

2649006

Wikidata ID

Q3090537

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Bulgarian: “Фудай”
Catalan: “Fuday”
Cebuano: “Fuday”
Chinese: “富代島”
Dutch: “Fuday”
French: “Fuday”
Irish: “Fúideigh”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fuday”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fuideigh”
Scots: “Fuday”
Spanish: “Fuday”
Swedish: “Fuday”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mullach Neacail (Fuidheigh) and Orosay.

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