Calvay
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| Location | |
Calvay shown next to South Uist Eriskay shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF810128 |
| Coordinates | 57°05′42″N 7°16′12″W / 57.095°N 7.270°W |
| Name | |
| Name meaning | Calf Isle |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uist and Barra |
| Area | 31 ha (1⁄8 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| References | |
Calvay (Scottish Gaelic: Calbhaigh) is a currently uninhabited island situated in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, at grid reference NF810126. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation.
It was often quoted that the ship SS Politician ran aground at Calvay with a cargo of whisky in 1941 and inadvertently provided the inspiration for Compton MacKenzie's 1947 novel Whisky Galore. However, this is untrue, the ship ran aground on Eriskay.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Goireasan Cànain / Language Resources - Tadhail is Ionnsaich : Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ↑ Munro, David (2006). Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscape. London: Collins. p. 101. ISBN 0007773528.
- ↑ Hutchinson, Roger (1990). Polly : the true story behind Whisky galore. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. pp. 38, 40. ISBN 1851584463.
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