Fiaraidh
Sign in to saveFiaraidh (OS; formerly anglicised as Fiaray; ) is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides. It is 41 ha in size, and 30 metres at its highest point. It is relatively flat and featureless, and is used as a staging post by barnacle geese. The geology is Archaean gneiss.
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- island
- Part of
- Outer Hebrides
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Outer Hebrides
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- The Atlantic coastline of Fiaraigh - geograph.org.uk - 1476942.jpg
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- Fiaraigh
- located in/on physical feature
- Outer Hebrides
- historic county
- Inverness-shire
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Fiaraidh (OS; formerly anglicised as Fiaray; ) is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides. It is 41 ha in size, and 30 metres at its highest point. It is relatively flat and featureless, and is used as a staging post by barnacle geese. The geology is Archaean gneiss.
There are two lochans or ponds, on the island, and it is surrounded by a large drying reef, which was said to be the abode of a fairy woman.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fiaraidh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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