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Longay

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Gaelic name
  
Longaigh

Meaning of name
  
longship island

Area rank
  
199=

Highest elevation
  
67 m

Council area
  
Highland

Norse name
  
Long-øy

OS grid reference
  
NG658310

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Area
  
50 ha

Lieutenancy area
  
Highland

Longay

Island groups
  
British Isles, Inner Hebrides

Longay (Scottish Gaelic: Longaigh) is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay.

Map of Longay, United Kingdom

In 1971, the MacBraynes mailboat Loch Seaforth ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.

References

Longay Wikipedia