Mingulay
Sign in to saveMingulay () is the second largest of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs, amongst the highest in the British Isles.
Key facts
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.caption
- Mingulay shown within the Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NL560830
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Miughalaigh
- Scottish island.norse name
- Mikil-ay
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Old Norse for 'Big island'.
- Scottish island.area rank
- 67 out of 162
- Scottish island.highest elevation
- Càrnan,
- Scottish island.Population
- Uninhabited since 1912
- Scottish island.main settlement
- The abandoned 'Village'.
- Scottish island.island group
- Uists and Barra
- Scottish island.local authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Scottish island.Image
- Schoolhouse and Village Bay, Mingulay - geograph.org.uk - 3072431.jpg
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Geology and soils
- Geography and pre-history
- Name
- History and culture
- Christianity, Norsemen and Clan MacNeil
- Absentee landlords
- Evacuation
- 1912 to the present day
- Flora and fauna
- Important Bird Area
- Visiting Mingulay
- Mingulay Boat Song
- In literature
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Mingulay () is the second largest of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs, amongst the highest in the British Isles.
There are Iron Age remains, and the culture of the island was influenced by early Christianity and the Vikings. Between the 15th and 19th centuries Mingulay was part of the lands of Clan MacNeil of Barra, but subsequently suffered at the hands of absentee landlords.