Vacsay
Sign in to saveleft|thumb|Northern part of Bhacsaigh Vacsay ( from Old Norse "bakkiey" meaning "peat bank island") is one of the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis in West Loch Roag. It is in size, and at its highest point.
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left|thumb|Northern part of Bhacsaigh Vacsay ( from Old Norse "bakkiey" meaning "peat bank island") is one of the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis in West Loch Roag. It is in size, and at its highest point.
==History== Like many of the surrounding islands, Vacsay is uninhabited due to the Highland Clearances, which occurred here in 1827.
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