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Grimsay
Sign in to saveGrimsay () is a tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Key facts
- Scottish island.main settlement
- Bàgh Mòr and Ceallan
- Scottish island.island group
- Uist and Barra
- Scottish island.local authority
- Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.caption
- Grimsay shown within the Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NF855572
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Griomasaigh
- Scottish island.norse name
- Grímsey
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- ON: ''Grim's Island''
- Scottish island.area rank
- 58
- Scottish island.Population
- 149
- Scottish island.population rank
- 40
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Grimsay () is a tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
==Geography== Grimsay is the largest of the low-lying stepping-stones which convey the Oitir Mhòr (North Ford) causeway, a arc of single track road linking North Uist and Benbecula via the western tip of Grimsay. Until it opened in 1960, a ferry linked Carinish (on North Uist) with Gramsdale (on Benbecula), but could only operate at high tide. There was also a ford which could only be crossed close to low water, usually only with a guide. For significant parts of each day the North Ford was too wet to ford and not wet enough to cross by ferry. East of Grimsay lie several smaller islands including Ronay which was inhabited until 1931.