Longay
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Longay
Longay ( 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
.
In 1971, the MacBraynes mailboat Loch Seaforth
ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.
Longay ( is a small uninhabited Scottish
Geography of Scotland
The geography of Scotland is highly varied, from rural lowlands to barren uplands, and from large cities to uninhabited islands. Located in north-west Europe, Scotland comprises the northern one third of the island of Great Britain...
island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the Inner Sound
Inner Sound, Scotland
The Inner Sound is a strait separating the Inner Hebridean islands of Skye, Raasay and South Rona from the Applecross peninsula on the Scottish mainland....
just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay
Pabay
Pabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of the Skye.-Geography:Pabay is an island in the Inner Sound of Skye, north of Broadford. It lies south of Longay and east of the larger Scalpay....
and east of Scalpay
Scalpay, Inner Hebrides
Scalpay is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.Separated from the east coast of Skye by Loch na Cairidh, Scalpay rises to at Mullach na Càrn. It has an area of almost ten sq. miles....
.
In 1971, the MacBraynes mailboat Loch Seaforth
Loch Seaforth
Loch Seaforth is sea loch in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It forms the boundary between Lewis and Harris and formerly was the boundary between the traditional counties of Ross and Cromarty and Inverness-shire....
ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.