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Muldoanich

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refers to "Muldonish" in his 1695 voyage around the Western Isles, stating "about a mile in circumference; it is high in the middle, covered over with heath and grass, and is the only forest here for maintaining the deer, being commonly about seventy or eighty in number."
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The island is 78 hectares (190 acres) in area and rises to a maximum height of 153 metres (502 ft) at the peak of Cruachan na h-àin ("midday hill").
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referred to the island as "Scarp" and it appears as "Scarpa" on Blaeu's atlas of 1654.
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meaning "Duncan's rounded hill". It is shown with that name on Ordnance Survey maps.
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archipelago at the southern extremity of the larger island chain of the
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The name "Muldoanich" is probably the anglicised version of the
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Muldoanich is covered in a luxuriant layer of deep moss.
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Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 216–218. 77:Muldoanich shown within the Outer Hebrides 17: 1312:Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides 414: 412: 410: 408: 375:islands over 20 ha in extent and 361: 288:Muldoanich stands about 4 kilometres ( 368:Area and population ranks: there are 7: 64: 14: 306:, the main port on the island of 930: 467:"Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames" 377:93 permanently inhabited islands 266:is an uninhabited island in the 246: 63: 56: 247: 37: 419:Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). 1: 369: 187:Cruachan na h-àin, 153 m 679:Uninhabited islands of the 1328: 928: 203:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 51: 302: mi) southeast of 345: 323: 282: 31: 989:Eilean Chaluim Chille 580:Flodday near Vatersay 340: 280: 42:Duncan's rounded hill 1283:56.91917°N 7.44306°W 422:The Scottish Islands 1279: /  379:were listed in the 119: /  20: 1288:56.91917; -7.44306 994:Eilean Chearstaidh 762:Eilean Mhic Chrion 727:Eilean an Ròin Mòr 501:2007-03-13 at the 346: 283: 139:Physical geography 1262: 1261: 1209:Stockinish Island 999:Eileanan Iasgaich 757:Eilean Meadhonach 742:Eilean Horrisdale 722:Eileach an Naoimh 646: 645: 432:978-1-84195-454-7 261: 260: 184:Highest elevation 171: sq mi) 87:OS grid reference 1319: 1294: 1293: 1291: 1290: 1289: 1284: 1280: 1277: 1276: 1275: 1272: 1009:Eilean Mhealasta 1004:Eilean Liubhaird 969:Ceallasaigh Beag 934: 933: 673: 666: 659: 650: 536: 529: 522: 513: 506: 487: 481: 480: 478: 476: 471: 463: 457: 456: 443: 437: 436: 416: 403: 390: 384: 374: 371: 366: 341:Muldoanich from 301: 300: 296: 293: 250: 249: 170: 169: 165: 134: 133: 131: 130: 129: 124: 123:56.919°N 7.443°W 120: 117: 116: 115: 112: 95: 67: 66: 60: 34: 21: 1327: 1326: 1322: 1321: 1320: 1318: 1317: 1316: 1297: 1296: 1287: 1285: 1281: 1278: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1266: 1265: 1263: 1258: 1179:Seaforth Island 974:Ceallasaigh Mòr 935: 931: 926: 847:Little Colonsay 752:Eilean Macaskin 732:Eilean Dubh Mòr 683: 677: 647: 642: 619: 599:/Maol Dòmhnaich 550: 540: 510: 509: 503:Wayback Machine 488: 484: 474: 472: 469: 465: 464: 460: 453:Ordnance Survey 445: 444: 440: 433: 418: 417: 406: 391: 387: 372: 367: 363: 358: 320:Scottish Gaelic 316: 298: 294: 291: 289: 221:Sovereign state 167: 163: 162: 127: 125: 121: 118: 113: 110: 108: 106: 105: 91: 81: 80: 79: 78: 75: 74: 73: 72: 68: 39:Meaning of name 25:Scottish Gaelic 12: 11: 5: 1325: 1323: 1315: 1314: 1309: 1299: 1298: 1260: 1259: 1257: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1146: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1129:Little Bernera 1126: 1121: 1116: 1111: 1106: 1101: 1099:Haskeir Eagach 1096: 1091: 1086: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1016: 1011: 1006: 1001: 996: 991: 986: 981: 976: 971: 966: 961: 956: 951: 945: 943: 941:Outer Hebrides 937: 936: 929: 927: 925: 924: 919: 914: 909: 904: 899: 894: 889: 884: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 812:Harlosh Island 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 782:Eilean Trodday 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 737:Eilean Fladday 734: 729: 724: 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 693: 691: 689:Inner Hebrides 685: 684: 678: 676: 675: 668: 661: 653: 644: 643: 641: 640: 635: 629: 627: 621: 620: 618: 617: 612: 606: 600: 594: 588: 583: 577: 571: 565: 558: 556: 552: 551: 547:Outer Hebrides 541: 539: 538: 531: 524: 516: 508: 507: 490:Martin, Martin 482: 458: 438: 431: 404: 398:2010-04-02 at 385: 360: 359: 357: 354: 324:Maol Dòmhnaich 315: 312: 272:Outer Hebrides 259: 258: 256: 252: 251: 243: 242: 239: 235: 234: 228: 227: 225:United Kingdom 222: 218: 217: 212: 206: 205: 200: 194: 193: 192:Administration 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 177: 173: 172: 159: 155: 154: 145: 141: 140: 136: 135: 128:56.919; 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Scottish Gaelic
Muldoanich is located in Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference
NL688940
Coordinates
56°55′08″N 7°26′35″W / 56.919°N 7.443°W / 56.919; -7.443
Uist
Barra
Council area
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Country
Scotland
United Kingdom
Demographics
Barra Isles
Outer Hebrides

Castlebay
Barra
Scottish Gaelic
Dean Munro

Vatersay
Martin Martin
93 permanently inhabited islands
2011 census
"Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands"
Archived
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