Killegray
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| Scottish Gaelic name | Ceileagraigh |
|---|---|
| Old Norse name | kjallard-øy |
| Meaning of name | Old Norse: graveyard island |
 Killegray from the southeast with the heights of Ceapabhal on Harris beyond | |
| Location | |
  Killegray Killegray shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF976836 |
| Coordinates | 57°44′N 7°05′W / 57.74°N 7.08°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Outer Hebrides |
| Area | 176 ha (11⁄16 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 117 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1 |
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| References | [2][3][4] |
Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) long.
The south end of the island is nearly all deep uncultivated moss. There is better cultivated land at the north.[5]
History
Rubha Claidhe in the north is the site of a ruined chapel, Teampull na h-Annait, which may be the origin of the island's name.[4]
The island was occupied by a family of around three to eight people from 1841 to 1931. Two people were living on the island when the 1971 census was taken.[4] The 19th-century Killegray House, the only house on the island, was renovated as holiday accommodation in 1991.[5] No inhabitants were recorded as living there in 2011,[6] but in the census of 2022 a population of one was returned.[2]
