Watersay

Watersay

Watersay (spr. Uahtersa), hebridische Insel, zur schottischen Grafschaft Inverneß gehörig.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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  • Watersay —    WATERSAY, an island, in the parish of Barra, county of Inverness; containing 84 inhabitants. This is an isle of the Hebrides, lying to the south of the island of Barra, from which it is separated by a channel about one mile in breadth, called… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

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