Fiaraidh

{{Short description|One of ten islands in the Sound of Barra in Scotland}}

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{{Infobox Scottish island

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|coordinates = {{coord|57.07|-7.44|display=inline}}

|location_map=Scotland Outer Hebrides

|caption=Fiaraidh shown within the Outer Hebrides

|celtic name={{Audio|Fiaraigh.ogg|Fiaraigh}}

|norse name=

|meaning of name='grass' or 'pasture' island

|area= {{convert|41|ha|sqmi}}

|area rank=217=

|highest elevation= {{convert|30|m|ft|0}}

|Population=0{{NRS1C}}

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|island group=Uist and Barra

|local authority=Outer Hebrides

|references={{Haswell-Smith}}{{Ordnance Survey}}

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Fiaraidh (OS; formerly anglicised as Fiaray; {{langx|gd|Fiaraigh}}) is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides. It is 41 ha in size, and 30 metres at its highest point. It is relatively flat and featureless, and is used as a staging post by barnacle geese. The geology is Archaean gneiss.

File:The Atlantic coastline of Fiaraigh - geograph.org.uk - 1476942.jpg

There are two lochans or ponds, on the island, and it is surrounded by a large drying reef, which was said to be the abode of a fairy woman.

Nearby Lingay is the subject of some folklore.{{vague|date=August 2021}}