Flodaigh Mòr (or Floddaymore) is an uninhabited island in the
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides ( ) or Western Isles ( , or ), sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island (), is an Archipelago, island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
It is the longest archipelago in the British Isles. The islan ...
of
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
.
Geography and geology
Flodaigh Mòr lies east of
North Uist
North Uist (; ) is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Etymology
In Donald Munro's ''A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland Called Hybrides'' of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist are described as one isla ...
, close offshore to
Ronay
Ronay () is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, which lies a short distance off the east coast of Grimsay.
Geography
Ronay has a highly indented coastline with Bàgh nan Uamh being the biggest up in the north west. The island is sur ...
. It contains a large freshwater loch (with its own islets). The eastern headland (Rubha nan Caorach) is almost detached. To the north, skerries almost connect to Floddaybeg.
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Notes and references
Uist islands
Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides
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