Small Isles
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Please note: there is also a group called "Small Isles" off south east Jura, Scotland
The Small Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Beaga) are a small archipelago of islands in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. They lie south of Skye and north of Mull and Ardnamurchan – the most westerly point of mainland Scotland.
The four main islands are Canna, Rùm, Eigg and Muck. The largest is Rùm with an area of 105 km².
The islands now form part of Lochaber, in the Highland council area. Canna, Rùm and Muck were historically part of the counties of Argyll; Eigg was historically part of Inverness-shire until 1891, and all of the Small Isles were in Inverness-shire, from 1891 to 1975.
Smaller islands surrounding the main four include:
- Sanday, separated from Canna by a narrow tidal channel;[1]
- Eilean Chathastail, near Eigg and
- Eilean nan Each (Horse Island), near north coast of Muck (NM3981)
There are also a number of skerries:
- Hyskeir, (not to be confused with Heisker or the Monach Islands in the Outer Hebrides)
- Garbh Sgeir,
- Eagamol, near Eilean nan Each
- Humla, and
- two places called Dubh Sgeir
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ History of Canna. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
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