Soay (Scots Gaelic: Soaigh) is an uninhabitit islet in the St Kilda airchipelago, Scotland.

Soay
Gaelic name[Soaigh] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)
Norse nameso-øy
Meanin o name(Norse) "Sheep island"
Location
Soay is located in Outer Hebrides
Soay
Soay
Soay shawn within the Ooter Hebrides
OS grid referenceNA064014
Coordinates57°50′N 8°38′W / 57.83°N 8.63°W / 57.83; -8.63
Physical geography
Island groupSt Kilda
Aurie99 ha (245 acre)
Aurie rank150= [1]
Heichest elevationCnoc Glas 378 m (1,240 ft)
Admeenistration
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
KintraScotland
Cooncil aurieOoter Hebrides
Demografics
Population0
References[2][3][4]

References eedit

  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. 2001 UK Census per Leet o islands o Scotland
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey

Coordinates: 57°49′44″N 8°38′0″W / 57.82889°N 8.63333°W / 57.82889; -8.63333