Flodaigh (Outer Loch Ròg)

For other places with the same name, see Flodday.

Flodaigh
Location
Gaelic name	Flodaigh
Norse name	Flot-ay
Meaning of name	raft island
Flodaigh Flodaigh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NB123413
Physical geography
Island group	Outer Hebrides
Area	<10 ha
Highest elevation	22 metres (72 ft)^[1]
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Flodaigh is an islet in outer Loch Ròg, Lewis, Scotland. It lies north west of Great Bernera and Little Bernera, south of Bearasaigh and Seanna Chnoc and west of Campaigh.

There are various islets and skerries surrounding the island including Fleisgeir, Sgeir an Saoidhean and the tidal Tamna.^[1]

There is no regular access to the island although boat excursions are available locally.^[2]

Notes

Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

Islands in Loch Ròg, Outer Hebrides

Bearasaigh Campaigh Ceabhaigh Cealasaigh Eilean Chearstaidh Flodaigh (inner loch) Flodaigh (outer loch) Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Great Bernera Little Bernera Pabaigh Mòr Seanna Chnoc Vacsay

Lewis and Harris

Outer Hebrides Scotland

Inhabited islands	Lewis and Harris Great Bernera Scalpay

Other islands	Bayble Island Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Ensay Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Hermetray Killegray North Rona Pabbay of Harris Pabaigh Mòr Scarp Seaforth Sgeotasaigh Soay Beag Soay Mòr Stockinish Sula Sgeir Taransay Vacsay

Settlements	Stornoway Adabroc Aignish Aird Ardroil Arnol Baile an Truiseil Balallan Barvas Bayble Borghastan Borsham Borve, Harris Borve, Lewis Bragar Branahuie Breaclete Breasclete Breibhig Brenish Brue Cabharstadh Calbost Callanish Carloway Coll Fivepenny Flesherin Garenin Garrabost Gravir Gress Habost Holm Hushinish Leurbost Leverburgh Lionel Lingerbay Marybank Melbost New Tolsta Newmarket Newvalley Ohagro Parkend Portnaguran Portvoller Rèinigeadal Rodel Shawbost Skigersta Shulishader Tarbert Tolsta Chaolais Timsgarry Tong

Districts	Back Ness North Lochs Park Point Uig West Side

Geographical features	Butt of Lewis Clisham The Minch Eilean Glas

Historical sites	Callanish Stones Clach an Trushal and Steinacleit Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Lews Castle St Clement's Church Teampull Mholuaidh

Geography

Northern Isles	Shetland list Orkney list

Hebrides	Outer Hebrides list Inner Hebrides list St Kilda

Other	Islands of the Clyde Islands of the Forth Freshwater Islands Outlying Islands

Prehistory

Prehistoric Orkney	Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site: Maeshowe Ness of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Skara Brae Standing Stones of Stenness

Prehistoric Shetland	Crucible of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness

Prehistoric Western Isles	Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha an Dùnain Dun Nosebridge

History

Dál Riata	Columba

Kingdom of the Isles	Scandinavian Scotland Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles Bishop of the Isles

Lordship of the Isles	Treaty of Perth Treaty of Ardtornish-Westminster Finlaggan

Earldom of Orkney	Buckquoy spindle-whorl Udal law

18th and 19th Century	Clearances Jacobite risings Flora MacDonald

Literature	Orkneyinga Saga Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Monro) A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Martin) A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (Johnson) The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Boswell)

Etymology

General	Scottish island names Northern Isles Hebrides Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba

Specific	Arran Gigha Skye St Kilda

Economy

Towns	Kirkwall Lerwick Rothesay Stornoway Stromness

Agencies	Community Energy Scotland Crofters Commission DTA Scotland Highlands and Islands Enterprise Scottish Islands Federation

Oil industry	Flotta Sullom Voe

Culture

Shetland	Aly Bain Thomas Fraser Peerie Willie Johnson Shetland Amenity Trust Up Helly Aa Vagaland

Orkney	George Mackay Brown Peter Maxwell Davies F. Marian McNeill Kirkwall Ba game Orkney Heritage Society St Magnus Festival

Outer Hebrides	Compton Mackenzie Fèis Bharraigh Free Church of Scotland Iain Crichton Smith

Inner Hebrides	Islay whisky Runrig Sorley MacLean West Highland Free Press

Politics

Local authorities	Shetland Islands Council Orkney Islands Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Highland Council Argyll and Bute North Ayrshire

Serving MSPs	Tavish Scott Liam McArthur Alasdair Allan Dave Thompson Mike Russell Kenny Gibson

Serving MPs	Alistair Carmichael Angus MacNeil Brendan O'Hara Patricia Gibson

Other	Charles Kennedy Jack McConnell George Robertson Jim Wallace

Wildlife

Fauna	Fair Isle wren Orkney vole Shetland wren St Kilda field mouse St Kilda wren

Flora	Arran whitebeams Scottish Primrose Shetland Mouse-ear

Domesticated animals	Cairn Terrier Eriskay Pony Hebridean Blackface Luing cattle North Ronaldsay sheep Scottie Sheltie Shetland cattle Shetland Goose Shetland pony Shetland sheep Soay sheep Westie

Geology

Shetland	Geopark Shetland

Geology of Orkney	Eday Group Orcadian Basin Yesnaby Sandstone Group

Hebrides	Colonsay Group Great Estuarine Group Hebridean Terrane Lewisian complex Lorne plateau lavas Moine Supergroup Moine Thrust Belt Rhinns complex Skye Staffa Torridonian

Islands of the Clyde	Highland Boundary Fault

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