Vallay

Vallay

Vallay

Uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides

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.

Southeast coast of Vallay seen from Solas.
The abandoned mansion[5] of Erskine Beveridge in July 2004

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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.

References

  1. [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. [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.
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    Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  4. [4]
    Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  5. [5]
    "Vallay House, Vallay | Buildings at Risk Register". www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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