Flodaigh
Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway.
| Scottish Gaelic name | Flodaigh |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | "Float island", from Norse |
| Location | |
  Flodaigh Flodaigh shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF846553 |
| Coordinates | 57.48°N 7.26°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | 145 hectares (360 acres)[1] |
| Area rank | 124= [2] |
| Highest elevation | 20 m |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 7[3] |
| Population rank | 72= [2] |
| Population density | 4.8 people/km2[3][4] |
 | |
| References | [4][5] |
Flodaigh with Eaval on North Uist behind.
The island is 145 hectares and in 2001 had a population of 11[1] and 7 in 2011.[3] The census refers to the island by its anglicised name of 'Flodda'.
Notes and references
- General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
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