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{{Short description|One of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland}}
{{distinguish|Sanday (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Scottish island
|coordinates = {{coord|56.89|-7.52|display=inline}}
|location_map=Scotland Outer Hebrides
|caption=Sandray shown within the Outer Hebrides
|GridReference=NL651914
|celtic name= Sanndraigh
|norse name= 
|meaning of name= Sand island (Norse)
|area=   {{convert|385|ha|sqmi|2}}
|area rank=77
|highest elevation= Carn Ghaltair {{convert|207|m|ft|0}}
|Population=uninhabited since 1934
|population rank= 
|main settlement=
|island group= [[Barra]]
|local authority=[[Na h-Eileanan Siar]]
|references=<ref>2001 UK Census per [[List of islands of Scotland]].</ref><ref>[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey]</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf| format=PDF| title=Placenames| author=Iain Mac an Tailleir| publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba| accessdate=2007-07-23| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529185220/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf| archivedate=2008-05-29}}</ref>
}}
'''Sandray''' ({{langx|gd|Sanndraigh}}) is one of the [[Barra Isles]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]] of [[Scotland]].  It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934.  It is now known for its large [[seabird]] colony.

==Geography==
Sandray is half a mile due south of [[Vatersay]], and east of [[Flodday near Vatersay|Flodaigh]], north east of [[Lingeigh]] and [[Pabbay, Barra, Scotland|Pabaigh]]. Maol Domhnaigh/[[Muldoanich]] is to the north east of it. There are three main peninsulas on the south end of Sandray, they are called Meanish, Leehinish and Rubha Pabbach.

==See also==
{{Portal|Scottish islands}}
* [[List of islands of Scotland]]

==Footnotes==
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{{Barra Isles}}
{{Hebrides (uninhabited)}}
{{coord|56|53|36|N|7|31|0|W|display=title}}

[[Category:Barra Isles]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides]]


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