This is a
list of islands of Scotland
,
the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain
. Also included are various other related
tables and lists. The definition of an offshore island used in this
list is that it is "land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily
basis, but not necessarily at all stages of the tide, excluding
human devices such as bridges and causeways".
Scotland
has over 790 offshore islands, most of which are to be found in
four main groups: Shetland
, Orkney
, and the Hebrides
, sub-divided
into the Inner
Hebrides
and Outer Hebrides
. There are also clusters of islands in the
Firth of
Clyde
, Firth of
Forth
, and Solway
Firth
, and numerous small islands within the many bodies
of fresh water in Scotland including
Loch
Lomond
and Loch
Maree
.
Many of
these islands are swept by strong tides, and the Corryvreckan
tide race
between Scarba
and Jura
is one of the largest whirlpools in the
world. Other strong tides are to be found in the
Pentland
Firth
between mainland Scotland and Orkney
, and another
example is the "Grey Dog" between Scarba and Lunga
. The geology and geomorphology of the
islands is varied.
Some, such as Skye
and Mull
are mountainous, whilst others like Tiree
and Sanday
are relatively low lying. Many have bedrock made
from ancient Archaean Lewisian Gneiss which was laid down 3 billion years ago;
Shapinsay
and other Orkney islands are formed from Old Red Sandstone, which is 400 million
years old; and others such as Rùm
from more
recent Tertiary volcanoes.
The
largest island is Lewis and Harris
which extends to 2,179 square kilometres, and there are a further
200 islands which are greater than 40 hectares in area. Of the remainder,
several such as Staffa
and the
Flannan
Isles
are well known despite their small
size.
Some 97 Scottish islands are populated, of which 92 are offshore
islands.
Many previously inhabited islands such as
Mingulay
, Noss
and the
St
Kilda
archipelago have been abandoned during the course
of the past century and today only 14 islands are populated by over
1,000 people and 45 by over 100. Between 1991 and 2001, the
population of the islands fell by 3% overall, although there were
35 islands whose population increased. The total population of all
the islands in 2001 was 99,739.
The culture of the islands has been affected by the successive
influences of
Celtic,
Norse and
English speaking peoples and this is
reflected in names given to the islands.
Most of the Hebrides have names with Scots Gaelic derivations, whilst
those of the Northern Isles tend to
be derived from the Viking names. A
few have
Brythonic,
Scots and even perhaps pre-Celtic roots.A
feature of modern island life is the low crime rate and they are
considered to be amongst the safest places to live in the UK.
Rockall
is a small rocky islet in the North Atlantic which
was declared part of Scotland by the Island of Rockall Act
1972. However, the legality of the claim is
disputed by the Republic of Ireland
, Denmark
and Iceland
and it is probably unenforceable in international
law.
Larger islands
This is a list of Scottish islands that either have an area greater
than 40 hectares (approximately 100 acres) and/or are
inhabited. The "Groups" which in many cases provide a more useful
guide to location than local authority areas are after
Haswell-Smith (2004).
The main Groups are: Firth of Clyde, Islay
, Firth of Lorn
, Mull, Small Isles
, Skye, Lewis and
Harris, Uists
and
Barra
, St Kilda, Orkney, Shetland
and Firth of Forth. In a few cases where the island is part of
either a recognisable smaller group or an archipelago, or is
located away from the main groups, an archipelago, local authority
or other descriptive name is used instead. "F" designates a
freshwater island.
Orkney aerial photomap
Freshwater islands
There
are numerous other freshwater islands, of which the more notable
include Lochindorb Castle Island
, Loch Leven Castle Island
, St Serf's Inch
, and Inchmahome
, each of which have played an important part in
Scottish history.
Inchmurrin
is the largest freshwater island in the British
Isles
.It is in Loch Lomond, which contains over sixty other
islands.
Smaller offshore islands
This is a continuing list of uninhabited Scottish islands smaller
than 40 hectares in size.
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Small archipelagos
There are various small archipelagos which may be better known than
the larger islands they contain. These include:
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Highest islands
Scotland's islands include thirteen
Munros(mountains with a height over 3000 feet or
914.4 metres), twelve of them found on Skye, and a total of
227
Marilyns(hills with a
relative heightof at least
150 metres, regardless of
absolute
height). The following list is of all islands with a highest
elevation greater than .
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Former islands
The following is a list of places which were formerly islands, but
by some definitions are no longer so, due to silting up, natural
processes and harbour building.
Bridged islands
Many of Scotland's islands are connected to the mainland and/or
other islands by bridge or causeway. Although some people consider
these to be no longer islands, they are generally treated as
such.
Outer Hebrides
Many of the islands of the southern Outer Hebrides have been joined
to other islands by causeways and bridges. These include:
To the
north, Scalpay
and Great Bernera
are connected to Lewis and Harris.
Inner Hebrides
Orkney Islands
Looking south across Wind Wick, South
Ronaldsay.
by a series of causeways
known as the Churchill Barriers.They are:
Hunda
is in turn connected to Burray via a
causeway.
South Walls
and Hoy
are
connected by a causeway called the Ayre.The islands are
treated as one entity (Hoy) by the UK census.
An
undersea tunnel between the archipelago and Caithness, at a length of about and a tunnel connecting
Orkney Mainland to Shapinsay have been discussed, although little
has come of it.
Shetland Islands
Several
Shetland islands are joined to the Shetland Mainland
:
There is
also a bridge from Housay
to Bruray
.
Others
Various other islands are also connected by bridges or causeways,
to the mainland or other islands, including:
Tidal islands and tombolos
There are a large number of small tidal islets in Scotland. The
more notable ones include:
Oronsaymeans "ebb island" and there
are several tidal islands of this name.
The
three main islands of the Monach Islands
(Heisgeir), Ceann Iar
, Ceann
Ear
and Shivinish
are connected at low tides.It is said that at
one time it was also possible to walk all the way to Baleshare
, and on to North Uist
, five miles away at low tide.In the 16th
century, a large tidal wave was said to have washed the route
away.
St
Ninian's Isle
is connected to Mainland Shetland by a tombolo.Although
greater than 40 hectares in size it fails to meet the definition of
an island used in this list as it is only surrounded by water
during occasional
spring tidesand
storms.
Dùn
in St Kilda is separated from Hirta
by a shallow strait about 50 metres
wide.This is normally impassable but is reputed to dry out
on rare occasions.
Castle Islands
Ther are several small Scottish islands that are dominated by a
castle or other fortification. The castle is often better known
than the island, and the islands themselves are often tidal or
bridged. Due to their picturesque nature some of them are
well-known from postcards and films. Examples include:
Many of
the Islands of the Forth and
southern Orkneys have fortifications from the two world
wars.Rosyth Castle stands on a former island.
Holy islands
The Tibetan Buddhist
Centre for world peace and healthon
Holy Isle
Oronsay Priory
A huge number of the islands of Scotland have some kind of
culdee/church connection, and/or are dominated by a
church. The more notable include:
Brother Isle
's name is not ecclesiastical in origin as is
sometimes stated.
List of Scottish islands named after people
This is a list of islands, which are known to be named after
someone.
In some cases such as North
Ronaldsay
this status may not be obvious (it isn't named
after a "Ronald", unlike South Ronaldsay
).This list omits names such as Hildasay
, where the person in question is mythological,
or Ailsa
Craig
, where the individual in question is not known, and
also Colonsay
& Egilsay
where the derivation is disputed.
Iqbal
Singh, the owner of Vacsay
, has also expressed wishes to rename it after
Robert Burns.
Places called "island" or "isle" etc which are not islands
Burntisland - not actually an
island
Some places in Scotland with names including "isle" or "island" are
not islands. They include:
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Lewis
and Harris are separated by a range of hills but form one island,
and are sometimes referred to as "Lewis and Harris".Isle of Whithorn and the Black Isle are
peninsulas, and Isleornsay is a village which looks out onto the
island of Ornsay
.There is no commonly accepted derivation
for "Burntisland" which had numerous other forms in the past, such
as "Brintilun" and "Ye Brint Eland".
Gluss Isle at the western entrance to
Sullom
Voeis one of the many promontories in Orkney and Shetland
connected to a larger body of land by an
ayre.
Other elements
The name "Inch" (
Innis) can mean island (e.g.
Inchkenneth
, Inchcolm
), but is also used for terra firma
surrounded by marsh e.g.Markinch
, Insch
.
Eileanis
Gaelicfor
"island".
However, Inistrynich, Eilean na Maodail,
Eilean Dubh and Liever Island are all promontories on Loch Awe
as opposed to islands, despite their
names.Likewise Eilean
Aoidhe on Loch
Fyne.The Black Isle is also An t-Eilean
Dubh in Gaelic, while Eilean Glas is part of Scalpay.
"-holm" is also common as a suffix in various landlocked
placenames, especially in the far south of mainland Scotland e.g.
Langholm, Kirk
Yetholm
, Holmhead (by Cumnock), Holmhill (next to Thornhill
, Nithsdale).Some of these were river islands
in their time, or dry land surrounded by marsh.
"Holm" can be found
in an element in Holmsgarth, now a suburb of Lerwick
and the Parish of Holm
on Mainland Shetland and Mainland Orkney respectively.Neither of these is an island
in its own right.
Islands named after mainland areas
Likewise, occasionally an island may be named after a location on
the nearby mainland, or a major neighbouring island - or vice
versa.
Examples of this include: Vementry
, which was originally the name of an island,
but whose name has been transferred to a nearby farm on Mainland
Shetland; Oldany
Island
, whose name has been transferred to Oldany; Cramond Island
which is named after neighbouring Cramond
(a district of Edinburgh
); and Eilean Mhealasta
in the Outer Hebrides, which is named after
Mealista
on Lewis.
Crannógs
Crannógsare
prehistoricartificial islands created in lochs.
There are several hundred sites in Scotland. Today, crannógs
typically appear as small, circular islands, between 10-30 metres
(30-90 feet) in diameter.
See also
References and footnotes
- General references
- Specific references and notes
External links
|
Bigga |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 34 |
|
Boreray (Boraraigh) |
| St Kilda |
|
| 0 |
| 384 |
|
Boreray (Boraraigh) |
| Uists and
Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 56 |
|
Bressay |
| Shetland |
|
| 384 |
| 226 |
|
| Brother Isle |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 25 |
|
| Bruray |
Out Skerries |
|
| 26 |
| 53 |
|
Burray |
| Orkney |
|
| 357 |
| 80 |
|
Bute
(Eilean Bhòid) |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| 7149 |
| 278 |
|
Calf of Eday |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 54 |
|
Calve Island |
| Mull |
|
| 0 |
| 20 |
|
Canna
(Eilean Chanaigh) |
| Small Isles |
|
| 6 |
| 210 |
|
Cara |
| Islay |
|
| 0 |
| 56 |
|
| Càrna |
| Mull |
|
| 0 |
| 169 |
|
| Cava |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 38 |
|
| Ceallasaigh Mòr |
| Uists and
Barra |
| * |
| 0 |
| 10 |
|
| Ceann
Ear |
| Monach Islands |
|
| 0 |
| 17 |
|
| Ceann
Iar |
| Monach Islands |
|
| 0 |
| 19 |
|
| Coll
(Colla) |
| Mull |
|
| 164 |
| 104 |
|
| Colonsay (Colbhasa) |
| Islay |
|
| 108 |
| 143 |
|
| Copinsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 64 |
|
| Danna |
| Islay |
| * |
| 5 |
| 54 |
|
| Davaar
(Eilean Dà Bhàrr) |
| Firth of Clyde |
| * |
| 2 |
| 115 |
|
| Easdale (Eilean Eisdeal) |
| Slate Islands |
| <20 *=""></20> |
| 58 |
| 38 |
|
| East
Burra |
| Shetland |
|
| 66 |
| 81 |
|
Eday |
| Orkney |
|
| 121 |
| 101 |
|
| Egilsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 37 |
| 35 |
|
Eigg
(Eige) |
| Small Isles |
|
| 67 |
| 393 |
|
Eileach an Naoimh |
Garvellachs |
|
| 0 |
| 80 |
|
Eilean Bàn, Lochalsh |
Highland |
| <10 *=""></10> |
| 2 |
| 5 |
|
Eilean Chaluim Chille |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 43 |
|
Eilean Chearstaidh |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 37 |
|
Eilean Donan |
| Highland |
| <1 *=""></1> |
| 1 |
| 3 |
|
Eilean Dubh Mòr |
| Slate Islands |
|
| 0 |
| 53 |
|
Eilean Liubhaird |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 76 |
|
Eilean Macaskin |
| Islay |
|
| 0 |
| 65 |
|
Eilean Mhic Chrion |
| Islay |
| * |
| 0 |
| 63 |
|
Eilean Mòr |
Crowlin Islands |
|
| 0 |
| 114 |
|
Eilean Mòr (F) |
Lewis |
| * |
| 0 |
| 64 |
|
Eilean nan Ròn |
| Highland |
|
| 0 |
| 76 |
|
Eilean Righ |
| Islay |
|
| 0 |
| 55 |
|
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr (F) |
| Loch Maree |
| * |
| 0 |
| 51 |
|
Eilean Shona |
| Small Isles |
|
| 9 |
| 265 |
|
Eilean Sùbhainn (F) |
| Loch Maree |
| * |
| 0 |
| 36 |
|
Eileanan Iasgaich |
| Uists and
Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 23 |
|
Ensay (Easaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 49 |
|
Eorsa |
| Mull |
|
| 0 |
| 98 |
|
Eriska |
Loch Linnhe |
| * |
| 0 |
| 47 |
|
Eriskay (Eirisgeidh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 133 |
| 185 |
|
Erraid (Eilean Earraid) |
| Mull |
|
| 8 |
| 75 |
|
Eynhallow |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 30 |
|
Fair
Isle |
| Shetland |
|
| 69 |
| 217 |
|
Fara |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 43 |
|
Faray |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 32 |
|
Fetlar |
| Shetland |
|
| 86 |
| 158 |
|
Fiaraidh |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 30 |
|
Flodaigh |
| Uists and Barra |
| * |
| 11 |
| 20 |
|
Flodaigh Mòr |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 28 |
|
Flodday, Sound of Barra |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 41 |
|
Flotta |
| Orkney |
|
| 81 |
| 58 |
|
Foula |
| Shetland |
|
| 31 |
| 418 |
|
Fraoch-eilean |
| Uists and Barra |
| * |
| ? |
| 11 |
|
Fuaigh Mòr  |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 67 |
|
Fuday (Fuideigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 89 |
|
Fuiay (Fuidheigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 107 |
|
Gairsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 3 |
| 102 |
|
Garbh Eileach |
| Garvellachs |
|
| 0 |
| 110 |
|
Garbh Eilean |
Shiant Islands |
|
| 0 |
| 160 |
|
Garbh Eilean, Loch Maree (F) |
| Loch Maree |
| * |
| 0 |
| 25 |
|
Gigha (Giogha) |
| Islay |
|
| 110 |
| 100 |
|
Gighay (Gioghaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 95 |
|
Glims Holm |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 32 |
|
Gometra (Gòmastra) |
| Mull |
|
| 5 |
| 155 |
|
Graemsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 21 |
| 62 |
|
| Great Bernera (Bearnaraigh Mòr) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 233 |
| 87 |
|
Great Cumbrae (Cumaradh Mòr) |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| 1434 |
| 127 |
|
Grimsay (Griomasaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 201 |
| 22 |
|
Grimsay  (Griomasaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
| * |
| 19 |
| 20 |
|
Gruinard Island (Eilean Ghruinneard) |
| Highland |
|
| 0 |
| 106 |
|
Gunna (Gunnaigh) |
| Mull |
|
| 0 |
| 35 |
|
Handa (Eilean Shannda) |
| Highland |
|
| 0 |
| 123 |
|
Hascosay |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 30 |
|
Hellisay (Theiliseigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 79 |
|
Hermetray (Thearnatraigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 35 |
|
| Hildasay |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 32 |
|
| Hirta (Hiort) |
| St Kilda |
|
| 0 |
| 430 |
|
Holy Isle (Eilean MoLaise) |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| 13 |
| 314 |
|
Horse Island |
Summer Isles |
|
| 0 |
| 60 |
|
| Housay |
| Out Skerries |
|
| 50 |
| 53 |
|
| Hoy |
| Orkney |
|
| 272 |
| 479 |
|
| Hunda |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 41 |
|
| Inchcolm (Innis Choluim) |
| Firth of Forth |
| * |
| 2 |
| 34 |
|
Inchfad (F) (Innis Fada) |
| Loch Lomond |
| c.40 * |
| 2 |
| 24 |
|
Inch Kenneth (Innis Choinnich) |
| Mull |
|
| 0 |
| 49 |
|
Inchlonaig (F) |
| Loch Lomond |
| * |
| 0 |
| 62 |
|
Inchmarnock (Innis Mheàrnaig) |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| 0 |
| 60 |
|
| Inchmurrin (F) (Innis Mheadhran) |
| Loch Lomond |
| * |
| 13 |
| 89 |
|
Inchtavannach (F) (Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich) |
| Loch Lomond |
| * |
| 3 |
| 84 |
|
Innis Chonan (F) |
| Loch
Awe |
| * |
| 1 |
| 62 |
|
Iona (Ì
Chaluim Chille) |
| Mull |
|
| 125 |
| 100 |
|
Isay
(Ìosaigh) |
| Skye |
|
| 0 |
| 28 |
|
| Islay
(Ìle) |
| Islay |
|
| 3457 |
| 491 |
|
Isle Martin (Eilean Mhàrtainn) |
| Summer Isles |
|
| 0 |
| 120 |
|
Isle of Ewe (Eilean Iùbh) |
| Highland |
|
| 12 |
| 72 |
|
Isle of May (Eilean Mhàigh) |
| Firth of Forth |
|
| 0 |
| 50 |
|
Isle Ristol (Eilean Ruisteil) |
| Summer Isles |
| * |
| 0 |
| 71 |
|
| Jura
(Diùra) |
| Islay |
|
| 188 |
| 785 |
|
Kerrera (Cearrara) |
| Mull |
|
| 42 |
| 189 |
|
Killegray (Ceileagraigh) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 45 |
|
Kirkibost (Eilean Chirceboist) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 7 |
|
Lamba |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 35 |
|
Lamb
Holm |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 20 |
|
| Lewis and Harris (Leòdhas agus na Hearadh) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 19918 |
| 799 |
|
Linga near Muckle Roe |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 69 |
|
Linga near Yell |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 26 |
|
Linga Holm |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 10 |
|
Lismore (Lios Mòr) |
| Mull |
|
| 146 |
| 127 |
|
Little Bernera (Bearnaraigh Beag) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 41 |
|
Little Colonsay (Colbhasa Beag) |
| Mull |
|
| 0 |
| 61 |
|
Little Cumbrae (Cumaradh Beag) |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| 0 |
| 123 |
|
Longa Island (Longa) |
| Highland |
|
| 0 |
| 70 |
|
Longay (Longaigh) |
| Skye |
|
| 0 |
| 67 |
|
Luing (An t-Eilean Luinn) |
| Slate Islands |
|
| 212 |
| 94 |
|
| Lunga |
| Slate Islands |
|
| 7 |
| 98 |
|
Lunga |
Treshnish Isles |
|
| 0 |
| 103 |
|
| Mainland, Orkney |
| Orkney |
|
| 15315 |
| 271 |
|
| Mainland, Shetland |
| Shetland |
|
| 17550 |
| 450 |
|
| Eilean Mhealasta |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 77 |
|
| Mingulay (Miughalaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 273 |
|
Moncrieffe Island (F) (Eilean Monadh Craoibhe) |
River
Tay |
| * |
| 3 |
| 5 |
|
Mousa |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 55 |
|
Muck (Eilean nam Muc) |
| Small Isles |
|
| 30 |
| 137 |
|
Muckle Roe |
| Shetland |
|
| 104 |
| 267 |
|
Muldoanich (Maol Dòmhnaich) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 153 |
|
| Mull
(Muile) |
| Mull |
|
| 2667 |
| 966 |
|
North Rona (Rònaigh) |
Atlantic Outlier |
|
| 0 |
| 108 |
|
| North Ronaldsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 70 |
| 20 |
|
| North Uist (Uibhist a Tuath) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 1271 |
| 347 |
|
| Noss |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 181 |
|
| Oldany Island |
| Highland |
| * |
| 0 |
| 104 |
|
Oronsay (Orasaigh) |
| Islay |
|
| 5 |
| 93 |
|
Oronsay (Orasaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 25 |
|
Oronsay (Orasaigh) |
| Mull |
| * |
| 0 |
| 58 |
|
Oxna |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 38 |
|
Pabay (Pabaigh) |
| Skye |
|
| 0 |
| 28 |
|
Pabay Mòr |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 68 |
|
Pabbay (Pabaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 171 |
|
Pabbay (Pabaigh) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 196 |
|
Papa |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 32 |
|
Papa Little |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 82 |
|
Papa Stour |
| Shetland |
|
| 23 |
| 87 |
|
Papa Stronsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 10 |
| 13 |
|
Papa Westray |
| Orkney |
|
| 65 |
| 48 |
|
Priest Island (Eilean a' Chlèirich) |
| Summer Isles |
|
| 0 |
| 78 |
|
Raasay (Ratharsair) |
| Skye |
|
| 192 |
| 443 |
|
Ronay (Rònaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 115 |
|
Rousay |
| Orkney |
|
| 212 |
| 250 |
|
| Rùm |
| Small Isles |
|
| 22 |
| 812 |
|
Samphrey |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 29 |
|
Sanda Island (Sandaigh) |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| 1 |
| 123 |
|
| Sanday (Sandaigh) |
| Orkney |
|
| 478 |
| 65 |
|
Sanday (Sandaigh) |
| Small Isles |
|
| 6 |
| 59 |
|
Sandray (Sanndraigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 207 |
|
Scalpay (Sgalpaigh) |
| Skye |
|
| 10 |
| 392 |
|
| Scalpay (Sgalpaigh) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 322 |
| 104 |
|
| Scarba (Sgarba) |
| Islay |
|
| 0 |
| 449 |
|
Scarp (An Sgarp) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 308 |
|
Seaforth Island (Eilean Shìphiort) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 217 |
|
Seil
(Saoil) |
| Slate Islands |
|
| 560 |
| 146 |
|
Sgeotasaigh |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 57 |
|
| Shapinsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 300 |
| 64 |
|
Shillay (Siolaigh) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 79 |
|
Shuna (Siuna) |
| Slate Islands |
|
| 1 |
| 90 |
|
Shuna (Siuna) |
| Loch Linnhe |
|
| 0 |
| 71 |
|
| Skye (An
t-Eilean Sgitheanach) |
| Skye |
|
| 9232 |
| 993 |
|
Soay
(Sòdhaigh) |
| Skye |
|
| 7 |
| 141 |
|
Soay (Soaigh) |
| St Kilda |
|
| 0 |
| 378 |
|
Soay Mòr (Sòdhaigh Mòr) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 37 |
|
South Havra |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 42 |
|
South Rona (Rònaigh) |
| Skye |
|
| 2 |
| 125 |
|
| South Ronaldsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 854 |
| 118 |
|
South Uist (Uibhist a Deas) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 1818 |
| 620 |
|
| South Walls |
| Orkney |
| * |
| 120 (est) |
| 57 |
|
| St Serf's Inch (F) |
Loch Leven |
| * |
| 0 |
| 110 |
|
Stockinish Island (Eilean Stocainis) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 44 |
|
Stroma (Sròmaigh) |
| Highland |
|
| 0 |
| 53 |
|
Stromay (Sròmaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 16 |
|
Stronsay |
| Orkney |
|
| 343 |
| 44 |
|
Stuley |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 40 |
|
Switha |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 29 |
|
Swona |
| Orkney |
|
| 0 |
| 41 |
|
Tahay (Taghaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 65 |
|
Tanera Beag |
| Summer Isles |
|
| 0 |
| 83 |
|
Tanera Mòr (Tannara Mòr) |
| Summer Isles |
|
| 5 |
| 124 |
|
Taransay (Tarasaigh) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 267 |
|
Texa |
| Islay |
|
| 0 |
| 48 |
|
| Tiree
(Tiriodh) |
| Mull |
|
| 770 |
| 141 |
|
Torsa |
| Slate Islands |
|
| 0 |
| 62 |
|
Trondra |
| Shetland |
|
| 133 |
| 60 |
|
Ulva
(Ulbha) |
| Mull |
|
| 16 |
| 313 |
|
Unst |
| Shetland |
|
| 720 |
| 284 |
|
Uyea, Northmavine |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 70 |
|
Uyea, Unst |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 50 |
|
Vaila |
| Shetland |
|
| 2 |
| 95 |
|
| Vacsay (Bhacsaidh) |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| 0 |
| 34 |
|
Vallay (Bhàlaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 38 |
|
Vatersay (Bhatarsaigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 94 |
| 185 |
|
| Vementry |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 90 |
|
West Burra |
| Shetland |
|
| 753 |
| 217 |
|
West Linga |
| Shetland |
|
| 0 |
| 52 |
|
Westray |
| Orkney |
|
| 563 |
| 169 |
|
Whalsay |
| Shetland |
|
| 1034 |
| 119 |
|
Wiay
(Fuidheigh) |
| Skye |
|
| 0 |
| 60 |
|
Wiay
(Fuidheigh) |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| 0 |
| 102 |
|
Wyre |
| Orkney |
|
| 18 |
| 32 |
|
Yell |
| Shetland |
|
| 957 |
| 205 |
|
| Name |
| Island Group / Location |
|
Bac Mòr |
| Treshnish Isles |
|
Bass
Rock |
| Firth of Forth |
|
Bayble Island |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
Belnahua |
| Slate Islands |
|
Bottle Island |
| Summer Isles |
|
Brough of Birsay |
| Orkney |
|
Cairn na Burgh Beag |
| Treshnish Isles |
|
Cairn na Burgh Mòr |
| Treshnish Isles |
|
Calf of Flotta |
| Orkney Islands |
|
| Calvay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Campay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Castle Island |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| Cearstaidh |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Clett |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
| Clettack Skerry |
Pentland Skerries |
|
Corn
Holm |
| Orkney Islands |
|
Craigleith |
| Firth of Forth |
|
Craiglethy |
Fowlsheugh |
|
| Cramond Island |
| Firth of Forth |
|
| Craro |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
Damsay |
| Orkney Islands |
|
| Deasker |
| North Uist |
|
Dubh Artach |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
| Dùn |
| St Kilda |
|
Dùn Channuill |
| Garvellachs |
|
East Linga |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Eilean Chathastail |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
Eilean Dubh |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| Eilean Dubh |
| Summer Isles |
|
| Eilean Fladday |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
Eilean Horrisdale |
| Wester Ross |
|
Eilean Mhuire |
Shiant Isles |
|
| Eilean Mullagrach |
| Summer Isles |
|
| Eilean Tigh |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
Eyebroughy |
| Firth of Forth |
|
Fidra |
| Firth of Forth |
|
Fish
Holm |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Fladda |
| Slate Islands |
|
| Fladda |
| Treshnish Isles |
|
Flodday near Vatersay |
| Uists and Barra |
|
| Floddaybeg |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Fodragay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Fuaigh Beag  |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Garbh Sgeir |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
Gigalum Island |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
| Gilsay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Glas-leac Beag |
| Summer Isles |
|
| Glas-leac Mòr |
| Summer Isles |
|
Gloup Holm |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Glunimore Island |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| Groay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Grunay |
| Out Skerries |
|
Gruney |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Gualan |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Haaf Gruney |
| Shetland Islands |
|
| Harlosh Island |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
Haskeir |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Haskeir Eagach |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Hearnish |
| Monach Islands |
|
Helliar Holm |
| Orkney Islands |
|
Hestan Island |
| Solway Firth |
|
Holm of Faray |
| Orkney Islands |
|
Holm of Huip |
| Orkney Islands |
|
Holm of Papa |
| Orkney Islands |
|
Holm of Scockness |
| Orkney Islands |
|
|
| Name |
| Island Group / Location |
|
| Horse Island |
| Small Isles |
|
Horse Isle |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
Huney |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Inchgarvie |
| Firth of Forth |
|
Inchkeith |
| Firth of Forth |
|
Inchmickery |
| Firth of Forth |
|
Innis Mhòr |
| Easter Ross |
|
Kili
Holm |
| Orkney Islands |
|
Lady's Holm |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Lady
Isle |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
The Lamb |
| Firth of Forth |
|
Lingay near Harris |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Lingay near North
Uist |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Little Linga |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Little Roe |
| Shetland Islands |
|
| Little Skerry |
| Pentland Skerries |
|
| Louther Skerry |
| Pentland Skerries |
|
Lunna Holm |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Mingay |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
| Moul of Eswick |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Muckle Flugga |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Muckle Green Holm |
| Orkney Islands |
|
| Muckle Ossa |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Muckle Skerry |
| Pentland Skerries |
|
Mugdrum Island |
Firth of Tay |
|
Nave Island |
| Islay |
|
North Havra |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Oigh-Sgeir |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
| Opsay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Orasaigh (many) |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Orfasay |
| Shetland Islands |
|
| Ornsay |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
Orsay |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
Out
Stack |
| Shetland Islands |
|
Pladda |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| Rockall |
| North Atlantic |
|
Rough |
| Solway Firth |
|
Rusk
Holm |
| Orkney Islands |
|
Rysa Little |
| Orkney Islands |
|
Scaravay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
Sgat Mòr and Sgat Beag |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
Sheep Island |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
Sibhinis |
| Monach Isles |
|
Shillay |
| Monach Islands |
|
Soay
Beag |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| South Gruney |
| Shetland Islands |
|
South Isle of Gletness |
| Shetland Islands |
|
| St Ninian's Isle |
| Shetland Islands |
|
| Stac an Armin |
| St Kilda |
|
| Stac Biorach |
| St Kilda |
|
| Stac
Lee |
| St Kilda |
|
| Stac Levenish |
| St Kilda |
|
| Staffa |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
| Stockay |
| Monach Islands |
|
| Stuley |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Sula Sgeir |
| Atlantic Ocean |
|
| Sule Skerry |
| Atlantic Ocean |
|
| Sule Stack |
| Atlantic Ocean |
|
| Sursay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Sweyn Holm |
| Orkney Islands |
|
| Tarner Island |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
| Trialabreck |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Urie Lingey |
| Shetland Islands |
|
| Uynarey |
| Shetland Islands |
|
| Vacsay |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
|
| Name |
| Island Group / Location |
|
| Ascrib Islands |
| Skye |
|
| Burnt Islands |
| Firth of Clyde |
|
| Crowlin Islands |
| Skye |
|
| Flannan Isles |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| Islands of Fleet |
| Solway Firth (Wigtown
Bay) |
|
|
| Garvellachs |
| Firth of Lorn |
|
| MacCormaig Islands |
| Islay |
|
| Monach Islands |
| Uists |
|
| Out Skerries |
| Shetland |
|
| Pentland Skerries |
| Orkney |
|
| Rabbit Islands
(Eileanan nan Gall) |
| Highland (N Sutherland) |
|
| Scalloway Isles |
| Shetland |
|
| Shiant Isles |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| Slate Islands |
| Firth of Lorn |
|
| St Kilda |
| Lewis and Harris |
|
| Summer Isles |
| Inner Hebrides |
|
| Treshnish Isles |
| Mull |
|
|
|
| Rank |
| Island |
| Mountain |
| Height (ft) |
| Height (m) |
|
| 1 |
| Skye |
| Sgurr Alasdair |
| 3,258 |
| 993 |
|
| 2 |
| Mull |
| Ben More |
| 3,169 |
| 966 |
|
| 3 |
Arran |
| Goat
Fell |
| 2,867 |
| 874 |
|
| 4 |
| Rùm |
| Askival |
| 2,664 |
| 812 |
|
| 5 |
| Lewis and Harris |
| Clisham |
| 2,621 |
| 799 |
|
| 6 |
| Jura |
| Beinn an Òir |
| 2,575 |
| 785 |
|
| 7 |
| South Uist |
| Beinn Mhòr |
| 2,034 |
| 620 |
|
| 8 |
| Islay |
| Beinn Bheigier |
| 1,610 |
| 491 |
|
| 9 |
| Hoy |
| Ward Hill |
| 1,571 |
| 479 |
|
| 10 |
| Shetland Mainland |
| Ronas Hill |
| 1,476 |
| 450 |
|
| 11 |
| Scarba |
| Cruach Scarba |
| 1,473 |
| 449 |
|
| 12 |
| Raasay |
| Dùn Caan |
| 1,453 |
| 443 |
|
| 13 |
| Hirta |
| Conachair |
| 1,410 |
| 430 |
|
| 14 |
| Foula |
| The Sneug |
| 1,371 |
| 418 |
|
| 15 |
| Eigg |
| An Sgurr |
| 1,289 |
| 393 |
|
| 16 |
| Scalpay, Inner Hebrides |
| Mullach na Càrn |
| 1,286 |
| 392 |
|
| 17 |
| Boreray, St Kilda |
| Mullach an Eilein |
| 1,259 |
| 384 |
|
| 18 |
| Barra |
| Heaval |
| 1,256 |
| 383 |
|
| 19 |
| Soay, St Kilda |
| Cnoc Glas |
| 1,240 |
| 378 |
|
| 20 |
| North Uist |
| Eavel |
| 1,138 |
| 347 |
|
| 21 |
| Ailsa Craig |
| The Cairn |
| 1,108 |
| 338 |
|
| 22 |
| Holy Isle |
| Mullach Mòr |
| 1,030 |
| 314 |
|
| 23 |
| Ulva |
| Beinn Creagach |
| 1,026 |
| 313 |
|
| 24 |
| Scarp |
| Sròn Romul |
| 1,010 |
| 308 |
|
|
| Name |
| Island group / location |
|
| Black Isle (An t-Eilean Dubh) |
| Ross and Cromarty |
|
| Burntisland |
| Fife |
|
| Gluss Isle |
| Shetland |
|
| Isle of Harris (Na Hearadh) |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Isle of Lewis (Eilean
Leòdhais) |
| Outer Hebrides |
|
| Isleornsay (Eilean Iarmain) |
| Skye |
|
| Islesteps (south of Dumfries) |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
|
| Isle of Whithorn |
| Dumfries and Galloway |
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