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Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Scottish Gaelic name | Ceileagraigh |
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Old Norse name | kjallard-øy |
Meaning of name | Old Norse: graveyard island |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NF976836 |
Coordinates | 57.74°N 7.08°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Outer Hebrides |
Area | 176 ha (11⁄16 sq mi) |
Area rank | 117 [1] |
Highest elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [2][3][4] |
Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) long.
The south end of the island is nearly all deep uncultivated moss. There is better cultivated land at the north.[5]
Rubha Claidhe in the north is the site of a ruined chapel, Teampull na h-Annait, which may be the origin of the island's name.[4]
Currently uninhabited, the island was occupied by a family of around three to five people from 1861 to 1931. Two people were temporarily living on the island when the 1971 census was taken.
The 19th-century Killegray House, the only house on the island was renovated as holiday accommodation in 1991.[5]
The shallow waters and reefs are a rich breeding ground for velvet crabs and lobsters.[4]
Jacobs Babtie has investigated building a combination of bridges and causeways across the Sound of Harris.[6] Wind turbines and tidal generators could be incorporated in the scheme from Berneray via Killegray and Ensay to Harris.[7] The estimated cost of £75 million could rise to £145 million with the renewable energy devices.
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