page_title: Hellisay
section_title: Geography and geology
hierarchical_section_title: Hellisay / Geography and geology
caption_attribution_description: English: Hintinish Bay, Hellisay in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The clear waters of the narrow sound between Hellisay and Gighay, provide perfect shelter for a small boat.
context_page_description: Hellisay is a currently uninhabited island It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The narrow Sound of Gighay lies between Hellisay and its neighbouring island.
context_section_description: Hellisay is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. of a string of islands in the Sound of Barra, Hellisay lies close to its neighbour Gighay, with a narrow channel, the Sound of Gighay, between.
  The bedrock is mainly gneiss with quartz veins.
  There are several peaks on the island including Beinn a' Chàrnain in the west (mountain of the small cairn; 73 metres (240 ft)), Meall Meadhonach (middle rounded hill; 79 metres (259 ft)) and Meall Mòr (east of Meall Meadhonach and south of the peninsula of Càrais; 76 metres (249 ft)).
caption: Bàgh Hintis looking west
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