Eriskay
Sign in to saveEriskay (), from the Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", is an island and community council area of the Outer Hebrides in northern Scotland with a population of 160. It lies between South Uist and Barra and is connected to South Uist by a causeway which was opened in 2001. In the same year Ceann a' Ghàraidh in Eriskay became the ferry terminal for travelling between South Uist and Barra. The Caledonian MacBrayne vehicular ferry travels between Eriskay and Ardmore in Barra. The crossing takes around 40 minutes.
Key facts
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NF795104
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.caption
- Eriskay shown within the Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Èirisgeigh
- Scottish island.norse name
- Eiríksey
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Eric's Isle
- Scottish island.area rank
- 63
- Scottish island.highest elevation
- Beinn Sgrithean
- Scottish island.Population
- 158
- Scottish island.population rank
- 38
- Scottish island.island group
- Uist and Barra
- Scottish island.local authority
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Scottish island.Image
- Prince’s Beach (The Prince’s Cockleshell Strand) with the Isle of Lingay in the background on the left, Isle of Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides.jpg
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- Geography
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- The Jacobite rising of 1745
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
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- Emigration and population
- Tourism
- Wildlife
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Eriskay (), from the Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", is an island and community council area of the Outer Hebrides in northern Scotland with a population of 160. It lies between South Uist and Barra and is connected to South Uist by a causeway which was opened in 2001. In the same year Ceann a' Ghàraidh in Eriskay became the ferry terminal for travelling between South Uist and Barra. The Caledonian MacBrayne vehicular ferry travels between Eriskay and Ardmore in Barra. The crossing takes around 40 minutes.
==Geography== thumb|left|Eriskay and surrounding islands The island is about . The island is also associated with the Eriskay Pony and the Eriskay jersey (made without any seams).