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Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Killegray
Scottish Gaelic nameCeileagraigh
Old Norse namekjallard-øy
Meaning of nameOld Norse: graveyard island
Location
Killegray
Killegray shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF976836
Coordinates57.74°N 7.08°W / 57.74; -7.08
Physical geography
Island groupOuter Hebrides
Area176 ha (11⁄16 sq mi)
Area rank117 [1]
Highest elevation45 m (148 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaComhairle nan Eilean Siar
Demographics
Population0
References[2][3][4]

Geography


Killegray from Ensay
Killegray from Ensay

Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) long.

The south end of the island is nearly all deep uncultivated moss. There is better cultivated land at the north.[5]


History


Rubha Claidhe in the north is the site of a ruined chapel, Teampull na h-Annait, which may be the origin of the island's name.[4]

Currently uninhabited, the island was occupied by a family of around three to five people from 1861 to 1931. Two people were temporarily living on the island when the 1971 census was taken.

The 19th-century Killegray House, the only house on the island was renovated as holiday accommodation in 1991.[5]


Wildlife


The shallow waters and reefs are a rich breeding ground for velvet crabs and lobsters.[4]


Possible development


Jacobs Babtie has investigated building a combination of bridges and causeways across the Sound of Harris.[6] Wind turbines and tidal generators could be incorporated in the scheme from Berneray via Killegray and Ensay to Harris.[7] The estimated cost of £75 million could rise to £145 million with the renewable energy devices.


Notes and references


  1. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  4. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  5. "Historical perspective for Killegray". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
  6. John Ross (19 August 2006). "Eco-power plan to boost islands link". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
  7. "Feasibility of Renewable Energy to fund Western Isles link" (pdf). Metoc. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2007. [dead link]

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На других языках

- [en] Killegray

[es] Killegray

Killegray es una isla localizada en el grupo de las Hébridas Exteriores, en Escocia. La isla presenta una forma alargada, de aproximadamente 2,5 km de largo.

[fr] Killegray

Killegray, en gaélique écossais Ceileagraigh, est une île du Royaume-Uni située en Écosse.


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