Flodaigh

For other places with the same name, see Flodday.

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.

Flodaigh

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 / 57.48; -7.26
Physical geography
Island group	Uists and Barra
Area	145 hectares (360 acres)[1]
Area rank	124= [2]
Highest elevation	20 m
Administration
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	7[3]
Population rank	82= [2]
Population density	2.7 people/km2[3][4]
References	[4][5]

Flodaigh with Eaval on North Uist behind.

The island is 145 hectares in extent and in 2001 had a population of 11,^[1] seven in 2011,^[6] and four in 2022.^[3] The census refers to the island by its anglicised name of "Flodda".