Eriskay

Eriskay

Scottish Gaelic name	Èirisgeigh
Pronunciation	[ˈeɾʲiʃkʲej] ⓘ
Old Norse name	Eiríksey
Meaning of name	Eric's Isle
Location
Eriskay Eriskay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NF795104
Coordinates	57°04′N 7°17′W / 57.07°N 7.29°W / 57.07; -7.29
Physical geography
Island group	Uist and Barra
Area	703 ha (2+3⁄4 sq mi)
Area rank	63 [1]
Highest elevation	Beinn Sgrithean 185.6 m (609 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Demographics
Population	143[2]
Population rank	40 [1]
Population density	20.3/km2 (53/sq mi)[2][3]
References	[3][4][5]

Eriskay (Scottish Gaelic: Èirisgeigh), from the Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", is an island and community council area of the Outer Hebrides in northern Scotland with a population of 143, as of the 2011 census.^[2] It lies between South Uist and Barra and is connected to South Uist by a causeway which was opened in 2001. In the same year Ceann a' Ghàraidh in Eriskay became the ferry terminal for travelling between South Uist and Barra. The Caledonian MacBrayne vehicular ferry travels between Eriskay and Ardmore in Barra. The crossing takes around 40 minutes.