Calvay

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 here that the ship SS Politician ran aground with a cargo of whisky in 1941 and inadvertently provided the inspiration for Compton MacKenzie's 1947 novel Whisky Galore.

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Islands in the Sound of Barra, Outer Hebrides
  • Calvay/Calbhaigh
  • Eriskay/Eirisgeidh
  • Fiaraidh
  • Flodaigh
  • Fuday/Fùideigh
  • Gighay/Gioghaigh
  • Hellisay/Theiliseigh
  • Lingay/Lingeigh
  • Orosay/Orasaigh
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Uninhabited islands of the Hebrides
Inner Hebrides
Outer Hebrides

57°05′38″N 7°16′05″W / 57.094°N 7.268°W / 57.094; -7.268


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