Vallay (Scottish Gaelic: Bhàlaigh) is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide.

![The abandoned mansion[5] of Erskine Beveridge in July 2004](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Erskine_Beveridge%27s_house_on_Bhalaigh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2980.jpg/220px-Erskine_Beveridge%27s_house_on_Bhalaigh_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2980.jpg)
| Scottish Gaelic name | Bhàlaigh |
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| Meaning of name | hill island |
| Location | |
| OS grid reference | NF769763 |
| Coordinates | 57.660690°N 7.419152°W / 57.660690; -7.419152 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Outer Hebrides |
| Area | 260 hectares (1.00 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 94 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
| References | [3][4] |
Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people. Its best-known inhabitant was the archaeologist Erskine Beveridge. The island is also known for its sea birds and for prehistoric monuments.
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