KILLKillAY, an island, in the parish of Harris,
district of Lewis, county of Inverness; containing
7 inhabitants. This is one of numerous isles in the
sound of Harris, and lies a short distance south of Ensay,
and four miles and a half east of Bernera; its length
is about two miles, and its breadth one. The south end
is a deep moss; but the isle is verdant all over, and has
in general a good soil, latterly well cultivated. In the
northern part, particularly, the ground is managed with
care, and the crops are early. Here, however, as in the
neighbouring isles, the inhabitants live chiefly by fishing
and the manufacture of kelp. A temple to the goddess
Annat, of Saxon mythology, who presided over young
maidens, anciently existed on the island.