Eriskay
Eriskay is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, linked by causeway to South Uist, and extending 3 miles north-south and 2 miles east-west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Sciathan and St. Michael’s Church.
Beinn Sciathan
Peak
Photo: Mipmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Scrien, is the highest point on the Outer Hebridean island of Eriskay. Described as an apparently "uninspiring lump" it nevertheless commands fine views of Barra, South Uist, Skye, Tiree and Coll.
St. Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Michael's Church is a Category C listed building in Eriskay, South Uist, Scotland. Of Roman Catholic denomination and built on the initiative of iconic poet and folklorist Fr.
Calvay
Island
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calvay is a currently uninhabited island situated in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, at grid reference NF810126. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation.
Eriskay
- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Outer Hebrides in northern Scotland
- Categories: community council and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.0756° or 57° 4′ 32″ northLongitude
-7.293° or 7° 17′ 35″ westPopulation
143Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9C9J3PG4+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 4011655
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Eriskay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Eriskay”
- Breton: “Eirisgeigh”
- Bulgarian: “Ерискай”
- Cebuano: “Eriskay”
- Chinese: “埃里斯凱島”
- Czech: “Eriskay”
- Dutch: “Eriskay”
- French: “Eriskay”
- German: “Eriskay”
- Greek: “Έρισκι”
- Hungarian: “Eriskay”
- Irish: “Eilean Eirisgeigh”
- Irish: “Èirisgeigh”
- Italian: “Eriskay”
- Japanese: “エリスケイ島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Eriskay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eriskay”
- Norwegian: “Eriskay”
- Polish: “Eriskay”
- Portuguese: “Eriskay”
- Russian: “Эрискей”
- Scots: “Eriskay”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean Eirisgeigh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Èirisgeigh”
- Swedish: “Eriskay”
- Welsh: “Eirisgeidh”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Eriskay”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.