| Scottish Gaelic name | Bhàlaigh |
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| Meaning of name | hill island |
| Location | |
  Vallay Vallay shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF769763 |
| Coordinates | 57°39′38″N 7°25′09″W / 57.660690°N 7.419152°W / 57.660690; -7.419152 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Outer Hebrides |
| Area | 260 hectares (1.00 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 94 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
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| References | [3][4] |
Vallay (Scottish Gaelic: Bhàlaigh) is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beachatlow tide.
Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people. Its best-known inhabitant was the archaeologist Erskine Beveridge. The island is also known for its sea birds and for prehistoric monuments.
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57°39′42″N 7°24′24″W / 57.66167°N 7.40671°W / 57.66167; -7.40671
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