Stuley is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.

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Its coordinates are 57.1914°, -7.2498°.

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Stuley

In or near Lochboisdale.

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Stuley — island lying to the east of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.

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Stuley is a island in the United Kingdom. Part of Outer Hebrides. Wikidata describes it as: "island lying to the east of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.1914°, -7.2498°.

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Stuley is an uninhabited island located off the eastern coast of South Uist in the Western Isles. It covers an area of 45 hectares and is primarily used as a grazing ground for sheep, separated from the main island by the Sound of Stuley.

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Stuley is an island lying to the east of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It lies off the section of coastline between Loch Eynort and Loch Boisdale. It is 45 hectares (0.17 sq mi) and 40 metres (131 ft) at its highest point.

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Background

History

From local placenames such as Creag na h-Oraide (on Stuley), and Creag an t-Sagairt (on nearby Uist), meaning the rocks of the speech/sermon and priest respectively, there is some evidence of ecclesiastical connections, possibly culdee. The island's name is Norse in origin, meaning "Stula's Island". Stula's name can also be found in the name of a mountain on the nearby Uist "mainland", Stulaval. There are no written records of habitation, and it is currently used for sheep grazing. Haswell-Smith however notes the remains of lazybeds, and ruins of shielings (habitations for summer grazing), and suggests that the island was yet another victim of the Highland Clearances.

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Coordinates: 57.1914, -7.2498
Official site: www.scottish-places.info

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wikidata: Q2731984 (CC0)
wikipedia: Stuley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Caolas Stulaigh - geograph.org.uk - 1380329.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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