Eilean a' Ghiorr

Eilean a' Ghiorr
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean a' Ghiorr
Location
Eilean a' Ghiorr is located in Outer Hebrides
Eilean a' Ghiorr
Eilean a' Ghiorr
OS grid referenceNF847583
Coordinates57°30′18″N 7°15′58″W / 57.505°N 7.266°W / 57.505; -7.266
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area7 ha (0 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation10 m (33 ft)
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population1[2]
Population rank95= [3]
Population density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Lymphad
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

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  1. ^ a b "Eilean a' Ghiorr". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Scottish Islands Data Dashboard". RESAS/Scottish Government. 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  5. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.


57°30′19″N 7°15′57″W / 57.50528°N 7.26583°W / 57.50528; -7.26583