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    Sandray

    Sanndraigh

    56°54′N 7°31′W

    Sandray (Scottish Gaelic: Sanndraigh) is one of the Bishop's Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony.

    Blick vom Heaval nach Castlebay, Barra, Äußere Hebriden, Schottland
    Blick vom Heaval nach Castlebay, Barra, Äußere Hebriden, Schottland

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    Sandray (Scottish Gaelic: Sanndraigh) is one of the Bishop's Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony. Sandray is 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Barra and 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) south of Vatersay, from which it is separated by the Sound of Sanday Scottish Gaelic: Caolas Shanndraigh. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Flodaigh, 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) north-east Pabaigh, and the same distance south-west of Muldoanich. There are three main peninsulas on the southern end of Sandray: Meanish (Scottish Gaelic: Meanais, Leehinish (Scottish Gaelic: Lìthinis), and Àird Pabbach.

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