Vatersay
Sign in to saveThe island of Vatersay (; ) is the southernmost and westernmost inhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, and the settlement of Caolas on the north coast of the island is the westernmost permanently inhabited place in Scotland. The main village, also called Vatersay, is in the south of the island.
Key facts
- Scottish island.Image
- Vatersay, Bagh Siar.jpg
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- Bàgh Siar (West Bay)
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.caption
- Vatersay shown within the Outer Hebrides
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NL635955
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Bhatarsaigh
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Water island
- Scottish island.area rank
- 51
- Scottish island.highest elevation
- Heiseabhal Mòr,
- Scottish island.Population
- 83
- Scottish island.population rank
- 48
- Scottish island.main settlement
- Baile Bhatarsaigh
- Scottish island.island group
- Uist and Barra
- Scottish island.local authority
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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The island of Vatersay (; ) is the southernmost and westernmost inhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, and the settlement of Caolas on the north coast of the island is the westernmost permanently inhabited place in Scotland. The main village, also called Vatersay, is in the south of the island.
==Geography== One of the group of islands south of Barra which make up the Barra Isles, Vatersay is irregularly shaped and has a tombolo: it is composed of two rocky islands (north and south) linked by a sandy isthmus. The isthmus is covered in sand dunes and on either side are large white-sand beaches: Bàgh Siar (West Bay), and Bàgh Bhatarsaigh (Vatersay Bay) to the east. There are a number of beaches backed by sand dunes.