Profile of Fuday from pier at Eoligarry (© lonely-Isles.com)

-- Where is it ? --

Fuday is island of some 570 acres which is found to the North East of Barra across the sound of Fuday from Eoligarry.

-- History --

Legend has it that Fuday was the last home of those Norsemen who remained in the Hebrides after the Battle of Largs in 1263. According to tradition, an illegitimate son of MacNeil of Barra wished to ingratiate himself with his family. To hel achieve this he managed to attract the attention of one of the Norse maidens and courted her assiduously. She fell in love with him and through he he gained detailed information about the Norse defences. He then led a raid on the island and wiped out the entire population.

Unlike the nearby island of Hellisay which once boasted a population in excess of 100, Fuday was never home to more than 7 souls. The last inhabitants left in 1901 since when the island has become home to seabirds and otters.

-- Books --

Most books listed on Lonely-Isles will be available from any on-line book seller such as Amazon. For books specifically on the Western Isles there is a bookshop in Stornoway called Baltic Bookshop which stocks many of the titles on the site.

Barra And The Bishops Isles - Keith Branigan & Patrick Foster First published in 2002, and gives an up-to-date look into the history of Barra and its adjacent islands (the southernmost Outer Hebrides). It begins with a look at the geology and ecology of the islands, and then moves into their history, going from the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago to the enforced emigrations of the mid-nineteenth century. Along the way, the reader is treated to many pictures (most black-and-white, but some color), and a good deal of in-depth analysis.

-- DVD's & Videos --

None available to my knowledge....please contact lonely-isles if you know of any and we'll add them to the site !!

-- Links --

Undiscovered Scotland - This page from the excellent Undiscovered Scotland website tells you all you need to know about Barra and the surrounding area.

Sadly Fuday its not an island which features greatly on the web. There are a few sites with passing references and even the odd photograph but in general the information out there is not great.

Lonely Isles will continue to attempt to find as much information as possible on all of the islands featured on our site. Please continue to return to this page with the assurance that if any worthwhile links do appear for Fuday then they will be added to the page.

Please email Lonely Isles if you know of any suitable links.