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Killegray
Gaelic name Ceileagraigh
Norse name kjallard-øy
Meaning of name Old Norse: graveyard island
OS grid reference NF976836
Coordinates 57°44′N 7°05′W / 57.74°N 7.08°W / 57.74; -7.08
Physical geography
Island group Outer Hebrides
Area 176 ha (1116 sq mi)
Area rank 117 
Highest elevation 45 m (148 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Demographics
Population 0
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Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Geography

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Killegray from Ensay

Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately 1+12 miles (2.5 kilometres) long.

The south end of the island is nearly all deep uncultivated moss. There is better cultivated land at the north.

History

Rubha Claidhe in the north is the site of a ruined chapel, Teampull na h-Annait, which may be the origin of the island's name.

Currently uninhabited, the island was occupied by a family of around three to five people from 1861 to 1931. Two people were temporarily living on the island when the 1971 census was taken.

The 19th-century Killegray House, the only house on the island was renovated as holiday accommodation in 1991.

Wildlife

The shallow waters and reefs are a rich breeding ground for velvet crabs and lobsters.

See also

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