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Hellisay (Scottish Gaelic: Theiliseigh) is a currently uninhabited island and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The narrow Sound of Gighay lies between Hellisay and its neighbouring island.

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island
Located in
Outer Hebrides
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Body of water
Atlantic Ocean
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Hellisay
located in/on physical feature
Sea of the Hebrides
historic county
Inverness-shire
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Hellisay (Scottish Gaelic: Theiliseigh) is a currently uninhabited island and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The narrow Sound of Gighay lies between Hellisay and its neighbouring island.

==Geography and geology== left|thumb|Bàgh Hintis looking west Hellisay is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. of a string of islands in the Sound of Barra, Hellisay lies close to its neighbour Gighay, with a narrow channel, the Sound of Gighay, between.

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