Isay
Sign in to saveIsay () is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Dunvegan, off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye. Two smaller isles of Mingay and Clett lie nearby. The name originated from the Old Norse ise-øy meaning porpoise island. The island of Lampay is due south. The area of Isay is . left|thumb|An October sunset over Isay, with the Outer Hebrides in the distance.
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- Scottish island.Image
- Isay, Mingay and Clett, Loch Dunvegan, Isle of Skye.jpg
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- Isay from the coral beaches on Skye
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Highland
- Scottish island.caption
- Isay shown within Highland Scotland
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NG218570
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Ìosaigh
- Scottish island.norse name
- isa-ey
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- "porpoise island"
- Scottish island.area rank
- 182
- Scottish island.Population
- 0
- Scottish island.island group
- Isle of Skye
- Scottish island.local authority
- Highland
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Isay () is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Dunvegan, off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye. Two smaller isles of Mingay and Clett lie nearby. The name originated from the Old Norse ise-øy meaning porpoise island. The island of Lampay is due south. The area of Isay is . left|thumb|An October sunset over Isay, with the Outer Hebrides in the distance.
==History== The first recorded owner of Isay and its surrounding islets was Olaf the Black, the 13th-century ruler of the Kingdom of the Isles.