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.

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.

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. Otternish is situated 5 miles northwest of Vaccasay.

Lochmaddy

Village

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway. Lochmaddy is situated 5 miles southwest of Vaccasay.

Vaccasay

Type: Island
Also known as: “Bhacasaigh”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.6602° or 57° 39′ 37″ north

Longitude

-7.0708° or 7° 4′ 15″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

9C9JMW6H+3M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1225406617

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

13284867

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