Map: | Sursay, Sound of Harris, OH.svg |
Coordinates: | 57.673°N -7.105°W |
Location Map: | Scotland Outer Hebrides |
Caption: | Sursaigh shown within the Outer Hebrides |
Gridreference: | NF957760 |
Celtic Name: | Sursaigh |
Meaning Of Name: | Possibly Old Norse for 'sour island'.[1] |
Area: | 300NaN0[2] |
Area Rank: | 247 |
Highest Elevation: | 27m (89feet) |
Population: | 0[3] |
Island Group: | Uists and Barra |
Local Authority: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
References: | [4] |
Sursaigh (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Sursaigh) is an island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. It lies northeast of the village of Lochmaddy[3] and there are numerous nearby islands including Stromay, Sgarabhaigh and Tahay.[4]
The island has "a patchy cover of glacial deposits."[5]
Airigh na h-Aon Oidhche (one-night shieling) is a ruined hut on the south side of the island. It is said that in the late 19th century a shepherd who was staying on the island was awakened by the sound of gulls and his frightened dog. Rushing outside he saw "an enormous cartwheel in the sky making a strange noise". He fled the island and never returned.