Tahay
Tahay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name originates from the Old Norse tagg-øy meaning island with a prominent hill. At 53 hectares in area and with a central peak of 65 metres, it is the largest of the group of uninhabited islands off the north east coast of North Uist.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sursay and Hermetray.
Sursay
Island
Sursaigh is an island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. It lies 8 kilometres northeast of the village of Lochmaddy and there are numerous nearby islands including Stromay, Sgarabhaigh and Tahay.
Hermetray
Island
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hermetray is an uninhabited island off North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weavers Point and Otternish.
Weavers Point
Locality
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weavers Point is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980.
Otternish
Locality
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist.
Newtonferry
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtonferry is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist. Newtonferry is situated 4½ miles west of Tahay.
Tahay
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.6632° or 57° 39′ 48″ northLongitude
-7.09483° or 7° 5′ 41″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
9C9JMW74+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 4010609OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
11791284Wikidata ID
Q3105741
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In Other Languages
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