• Source: Flodday (Sound of Barra)

Flodday or Flodaigh (Scottish Gaelic), is a currently uninhabited island that lies to the north east of Barra and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Its name derives from the Old Norse for "flat island".




Geography and geology


The island is gneiss with fertile soil. A reef to the north ends in a drying islet, Snagaras.




History


Flodaigh supported one family until cleared in 1851.




Notes and references

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• Flodday (Sound of Barra)
• Flodday
• Barra
• Sound of Barra
• List of islands of Scotland
• List of Outer Hebrides
• List of bays of the Outer Hebrides
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area (all)
• Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 0.1 to 1,000 square kilometers