Eilean a' Ghiorr
| Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean a' Ghiorr |
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| Location | |
  Eilean a' Ghiorr | |
| OS grid reference | NF847583 |
| Coordinates | 57°30′18″N 7°15′58″W / 57.505°N 7.266°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | 7 ha (0 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1[2] |
| Population rank | 95= [3] |
| Population density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
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| References | [4] |
Eilean a' Ghiorr is a bridged island that now forms part of the North Ford Causeway or Oitir Mór between North Uist and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.[1][5] In 2022 the census recorded a permanent population on the island of a single indvidual.[2]
Along the main causeway to the north is the uninhabited islet of Garbh-eilean, which is in turn connected to the islet of Eilean Leathann by a small causeway that branches off the main road to the west. Heading south on the A865 the causeway leads to Grimsay.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eilean a' Ghiorr". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Scottish Islands Data Dashboard". RESAS/Scottish Government. 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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