Gigha
| Gaelic name |  Giogha (help·info)[1] |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ˈkʲi.ə] |
| Norse name | Guðey[2] |
| Meanin o name | Auld Norse, probably "God's island" or "guid island" |
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| Location | |
  Gigha Gigha shawn within Argyll an Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR647498 |
| Coordinates | 55°41′N 5°45′W / 55.68°N 5.75°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islay |
| Aurie | 1,395 hectare (5.39 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 41[3] [4] |
| Heichest elevation | Creag Bhàn 100 metre (328 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Argyll an Bute |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 163[5] |
| Population rank | 37 [4] |
| Population density | 11.7 fowk/km2[5][6] |
| Lairgest settlement | Ardminish |
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| References | [7] |
The Isle o Gigha (/ˈɡiːə/; Scots Gaelic: 'Giogha') is a smaw island off the wast coast o Kintyre in Scotland. The island forms part o Argyll an Bute an haes a uisually resident population o aboot 160 fowk. The climate is mild wi heicher nor average sunshine oors an the siles are fertile.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012. This author specifees "God's island".
- ↑ Cried such in Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar, § 328, line 8, "Then King Hakon sailed south long Kintyre and lay at the place that is called Guðey" and § 329, line 7, "Then they went out under Guðey, to King Hakon"; see A. O. Anderson, Early Sources, vol. ii, pp. 617, 620
- ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 502–03. Modified tae include briged islands.
- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 37–41.
- ↑ Infobox soorce is Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 37–41 unless itherwise statit.
Coordinates: 55°41′N 5°45′W / 55.683°N 5.750°W
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