Mingulay

Also known as Miùghalaigh

Mingulay () is the second largest of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs, amongst the highest in the British Isles.

Key facts

Scottish island.location_map: Scotland Outer Hebrides
Scottish island.caption: Mingulay shown within the Outer Hebrides
Scottish island.GridReference: NL560830
Scottish island.celtic name: Miughalaigh
Scottish island.norse name: Mikil-ay
Scottish island.meaning of name: Old Norse for 'Big island'.
Scottish island.area rank: 67 out of 162
Scottish island.highest elevation: Càrnan,
Scottish island.Population: Uninhabited since 1912
Scottish island.main settlement: The abandoned 'Village'.
Scottish island.island group: Uists and Barra
Scottish island.local authority

Article

18 sections

Contents

Geology and soils
Geography and pre-history
Name
History and culture
Christianity, Norsemen and Clan MacNeil
Absentee landlords
Evacuation
1912 to the present day
Flora and fauna
Important Bird Area
Visiting Mingulay
Mingulay Boat Song
In literature
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

There are Iron Age remains, and the culture of the island was influenced by early Christianity and the Vikings. Between the 15th and 19th centuries Mingulay was part of the lands of Clan MacNeil of Barra, but subsequently suffered at the hands of absentee landlords.