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{{short description|Tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland}} |
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{{Infobox Scottish island |
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|coordinates = {{coord|57.49|-7.24|display=inline}} |
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|latitude=57.49 |
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|location_map=Scotland Outer Hebrides |
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|longitude=-7.24 |
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|caption=Grimsay shown within the Outer Hebrides |
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|GridReference=NF855572 |
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|celtic name=Griomasaigh |
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|celtic name=Griomasaigh |
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|norse name=Grímsey |
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|norse name=Grímsey |
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|meaning of name=ON: ''Grim's Island'' |
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|meaning of name=ON: ''Grim's Island'' |
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|area= {{convert|833|ha|sqmi|2}} |
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|area= {{cvt|833|ha|sqmi|frac=8}} |
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|area rank= 58 |
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|area rank= 58 |
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|highest elevation= 22 m |
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|highest elevation= {{cvt|22|m}} |
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|Population=201 |
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|Population=169<ref name=NRS>{{NRS1C}}</ref> |
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|population rank= 32 |
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|population rank= 36 |
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|population density ={{cvt|20|PD/km2}}<ref name=NRS/><ref name=Smith/> |
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|main settlement= Bàgh Mòr and Ceallan |
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|main settlement= Bàgh Mòr and Ceallan |
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|island group=] and ] |
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|references=<ref>2001 UK Census per ]</ref><ref name="Smith">{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref><ref></ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf|format=PDF| title=Placenames| author=Iain Mac an Tàilleir| publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba| accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> |
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'''Grimsay''' ({{langx|gd|Griomasaigh}}) is a ] in the ] of Scotland. |
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==Geography== |
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'''Grimsay''' ({{lang-gd|Griomasaigh}}) is a tidal ] in the ] of ]. |
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Grimsay is the largest of the low-lying stepping-stones which convey the Oitir Mhòr (North Ford) causeway, a {{convert|5|mi|km|0|abbr=off|adj=on}} arc of single track road linking ] and ] via the western tip of Grimsay.<ref name="geo">{{cite web |title=Overview of Grimsay |publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1998.html |access-date=22 July 2007}}</ref> Until it opened in 1960,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OvExCEpSNJoC&pg=PA142 |title=The Outer Hebrides: Sea Kayaking Around the Isles & St Kilda |isbn=9781906095093 |last1=Sullivan |first1=Mike |last3=Pickering |first3=Timothy |first2=Mike |last2=Sullivan |year=2010|publisher=Pesda Press }}</ref> a ferry linked ] (on North Uist) with Gramsdale (on Benbecula), but could only operate at high tide.<ref name=damp/> There was also a ford which could only be crossed close to low water, usually only with a guide.<ref name=damp/> For significant parts of each day the North Ford was too wet to ford and not wet enough to cross by ferry.<ref name=damp>{{cite web |url=http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/grimsay/grimsay/ |title=Feature Page: Grimsay |publisher=Undiscovered Scotland |access-date=22 July 2007}}</ref> East of Grimsay lie several smaller islands including ] which was inhabited until 1931.<ref name="Smith"/> |
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==Inhabitants== |
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Grimsay is the largest of the low-lying stepping-stones which convey the Oitir Mhòr (North Ford) causeway, a five mile arc of single track road linking ] and ] via the western tip of Grimsay.<ref name="geo">{{cite web| title=Overview of Grimsay| publisher=]| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1998.html| accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> Until it opened in 1960, a ferry linked ] (on North Uist) with ] (on Benbecula), but could only operate at high tide. There was also a ford which could only be crossed close to low water, usually only with a guide. For significant parts of each day the North Ford was too wet to ford and not wet enough to cross by ferry.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/grimsay/grimsay/| title=Feature Page: Grimsay| publisher=Undiscovered Scotland| accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> East of Grimsay lie several smaller islands including ] which was inhabited until the 1920s. |
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The island's population was 169 as recorded by the ]<ref name=NRS/> a drop of over 15% since 2001 when there were 201 usual residents.<ref>{{GRO10}}</ref> During the same period ] populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-23711202 |title=Scotland's 2011 census: Island living on the rise |work=BBC News |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> The main settlements are Baymore (''Bàgh Mòr'') and Kallin (''Ceallan'') at the eastern end of the island. Grimsay has a harbour at Kallin, which is the base to a sizeable shellfish industry,<ref name="geo"/> the island's main industry, mostly for ], prawns and scallops. Also in Kallin is The Boatshed, a marine repair facility which promotes traditional skills, and employs a full-time boatbuilder and trainee.<ref name=boat>{{cite web |url=http://www.acrosstheminch.org/grimsay.asp |title=The Grimsay Boatshed |publisher=acrosstheminch.org |access-date=17 December 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Three generations of Stewart family built as many as 1,000 boats from three sheds on Grimsay.<ref name=boat/> Grimsay is encircled by a single-track road that links most of the island's small croft and fishing settlements together. |
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The main settlements are ] (''Bàgh Mòr'') and ] (''Ceallan'') at the eastern end of the island. Grimsay has a harbour at Kallin, which is the base to a sizeable shellfish industry,<ref name="geo"/> the island's main industry, mostly for ], prawns and scallops. Also in Kallin is The Boatshed, a marine repair facility which promotes traditional skills<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wisl.org.uk/GrimsayBoatProject| title=Grimsay Boat Project| publisher=LEADER+| accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> and includes a museum. ] was previously important. Grimsay is encircled by a single-track road that links most of the island's small croft and fishing settlements together. |
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There is a fine example of an ] ] on the northeast coast of the island at Bàgh nam Feadag.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grimsaywheelhouse.weebly.com/ |title=Grimsay Wheelhouse |publisher=Alasdair McKenzie |access-date=30 November 2009}}</ref> It is one of the best examples of a wheelhouse on North Uist but does not appear on ] maps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/grimsay-wheelhouse-p522591 |title=Grimsay Wheelhouse |publisher=Outer Hebrides Tourism Industry Association |access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref> |
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There is a fine example of an ] ] on the northeast coast of the island at Bagh nam Feadag<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.grimsaywheelhouse.weebly.com| title=Grimsay Wheelhouse| publisher=Alasdair McKenzie 2009-11-30}}</ref>.{{clearleft}} |
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File:Baghmor.jpg|Bagh Mòr on Grimsay, with Ronay in distance |
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File:Grimsaywheelhouse.jpg|A wheelhouse on Grimsay |
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== See also == |
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{{Portal|Scottish islands}} |
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Grimsay is the largest of the low-lying stepping-stones which convey the Oitir Mhòr (North Ford) causeway, a 5-mile (8-kilometre) arc of single track road linking North Uist and Benbecula via the western tip of Grimsay. Until it opened in 1960, a ferry linked Carinish (on North Uist) with Gramsdale (on Benbecula), but could only operate at high tide. There was also a ford which could only be crossed close to low water, usually only with a guide. For significant parts of each day the North Ford was too wet to ford and not wet enough to cross by ferry. East of Grimsay lie several smaller islands including Ronay which was inhabited until 1931.
GrimsayGrimsay shown within the Outer Hebrides
Bagh Mòr on Grimsay, with Ronay in distance
A wheelhouse on Grimsay
