Grimsay
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| Gaelic name | Griomasaigh |
|---|---|
| Norse name | Grímsey |
| Meanin o name | ON: Grim's Island |
| Location | |
  Grimsay Grimsay shawn within the Ooter Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF855572 |
| Coordinates | 57°29′N 7°14′W / 57.49°N 7.24°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uist an Barra |
| Aurie | 833 hectares (3.22 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 58 [1] |
| Heichest elevation | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Ooter Hebrides |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 169[2] |
| Population rank | 36 [1] |
| Population density | 20 fowk/km2[2][3] |
| Lairgest settlement | Bàgh Mòr an Ceallan |
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| References | [5] |
Grimsay (Scots Gaelic: Griomasaigh) is a tidal island in the Ooter Hebrides o Scotland.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 22 Benbecula & South Uist (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319226223.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
