| Eilean Liubhaird | |
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| Location | |
  Eilean Liubhaird
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| Eilean Liubhaird shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NB382099 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Eilean Liubhaird |
| Meaning of name: | possibly "yew island" |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 125 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 134= |
| Highest elevation: | 76 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Lewis and Harris |
| Local Authority: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
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| References: | [1][2][3] |
Eilean Liubhaird or Eilean Iubhard is an island in the Outer Hebrides, to the east of Lewis. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Scotland covers an area of 78782 km² or 30341 mi², giving it a Population density of. Lewis and Harris ( Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas agus na Hearadh) in the Outer Hebrides make up the largest island in Scotland For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island Lewis ( Leòdhas ʎɔːɣəs̪ ( Norse: Ljoðhús "home
Geography and geology
The rock is "gneiss bedrock with some basaltic intrusion". Gneiss (ˈnaɪs is a common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from preexisting formations that were originally Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. [3]
The island is oblong in shape with several inlets on its south coast, lying on an east-west axis in Loch Sealg (Loch Shell), and shelters the harbour of Lemreway on the "mainland" of Lewis nearby.
There are two peaks at either end of the island, with the low ground in the middle. There are two lochans in the west, and three in the east as well as a number of burns. A loch (usually Lough as a name element outside Scotland) is a body of Water which is either a Lake or In Scotland, Northern England and some parts of Ireland, burn is a name for watercourses from large Streams to small Rivers The
History
The placename Dùnan on the south coast may be a reference to a little fort of some antiquity.
Although Haswell-Smith suggests that the name means "yew island"[3], the preponderance of Norse names in the Outer Hebrides suggests that the second element of "Iubhard" may be a corruption of fjord/firth. A fjord or fiord (fjɔːd|fiːɔːd or fiːɔːd is a long narrow Inlet with steep sides created in a valley carved by glacial activity. Firth is the Lowland Scots word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland.
Dean Munro visited the island in 1549, and reported "pasture and schielling of store, with faire hunting of ottars out of their bouries". Shielings were once a common feature in the Hills and Mountains of Scotland. Otters are semi- aquatic (or in one case aquatic) fish-eating Mammals The otter subfamily Lutrinae forms part of the family Burrows is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. [3]
On 4th May 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie hid on the island with some of his men for four days. For the US politician see Charles E Stuart For "Betty Burke" see The 'Forty-Five' below Royal Navy vessels were patrolling in the Minch at the time. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) They camped under a sail stretched over a "low pitiful hut" while it rained torrentially. [3]
In the early 19th century, five families were living here. Presumably they had moved there in the past few decades, as the story of the Jacobite visit mentions no inhabitants. Seanna-Bhaile (meaning the "old town") was the main settlement, and there was also the lone house known as Taigh a' Gheumpaill. [3]
Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ a b c d e f Haswell-Smith, Hamish. This is a list of the Islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
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