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This is a list of the islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain, as well as a table of the largest Scottish islands. Rockall is claimed by the United Kingdom as part of Scotland, but its status is disputed.
[edit] List of islands
Name |
Island Group / Location |
Kerrera |
Inner Hebrides |
Kili Holm |
Orkney Islands |
Killegray |
Outer Hebrides |
Kirkibost |
Outer Hebrides |
Lady's Holm |
Shetland Islands |
Lady Isle |
Firth of Clyde |
Lamba |
Shetland Islands |
Lamb Holm |
Orkney Islands |
The Lamb |
Firth of Forth |
Lewis with Harris |
Outer Hebrides |
Linga near Muckle Roe |
Shetland Islands |
Linga near Shetland Mainland |
Shetland Islands |
Linga near Yell |
Shetland Islands |
Linga Holm |
Orkney Islands |
Lingay near Harris |
Outer Hebrides |
Lingay near North Uist |
Outer Hebrides |
Lismore |
Inner Hebrides |
Little Bernera |
Outer Hebrides |
Little Colonsay |
Inner Hebrides |
Little Cumbrae |
Firth of Clyde |
Little Roe |
Shetland Islands |
Little Skerry |
Pentland Skerries |
Longa Island |
Highland |
Longay |
Inner Hebrides |
Louther Skerry |
Pentland Skerries |
Luing |
Slate Islands |
Lunga |
Treshnish Isles |
Lunna Holm |
Shetland Islands |
Isle Martin |
Summer Isles |
Isle of May |
Firth of Forth |
Mealasta |
Outer Hebrides |
Mingay |
Inner Hebrides |
Mingulay |
Outer Hebrides |
Moul of Eswick |
Shetland Islands |
Mousa |
Shetland Islands |
Muck |
Small Isles |
Muckle Flugga |
Shetland Islands |
Muckle Green Holm |
Orkney Islands |
Muckle Ossa |
Shetland Islands |
Muckle Roe |
Shetland Islands |
Muckle Skerry |
Pentland Skerries |
Mugdrum Island |
Firth of Tay |
Muldoanich |
Outer Hebrides |
Mull |
Inner Hebrides |
North Havra |
Shetland Islands |
North Rona |
Atlantic Ocean |
North Ronaldsay |
Orkney Islands |
North Uist |
Outer Hebrides |
Noss |
Shetland Islands |
Oigh-Sgeir |
Inner Hebrides |
Oldany Island |
Highland |
Opsay |
Outer Hebrides |
Orfasay |
Shetland Islands |
Orkney Mainland |
Orkney Islands |
Ornsay |
Inner Hebrides |
Oronsay, Inner Hebrides |
Inner Hebrides |
Oronsay, Outer Hebrides |
Outer Hebrides |
Orosay |
Outer Hebrides |
Orsay |
Inner Hebrides |
Out Stack |
Shetland Islands |
Oxna |
Shetland Islands |
Pabay |
Inner Hebrides |
Pabay Mór |
Outer Hebrides |
Pabbay near Barra |
Outer Hebrides |
Pabbay near Harris |
Outer Hebrides |
Papa |
Shetland Islands |
Papa Little |
Shetland Islands |
Papa Stour |
Shetland Islands |
Papa Stronsay |
Orkney Islands |
Papa Westray |
Orkney Islands |
Pladda |
Firth of Clyde |
Priest Island |
Summer Isles |
Raasay |
Inner Hebrides |
Isle Ristol |
Summer Isles |
Ronay |
Outer Hebrides |
Rousay |
Orkney Islands |
Rùm |
Small Isles |
Rusk Holm |
Orkney Islands |
Rysa Little |
Orkney Islands |
Samphrey |
Shetland Islands |
Sanda |
Firth of Clyde |
Sanday, Orkney |
Orkney Islands |
Sanday, Inner Hebrides |
Small Isles |
Sandray |
Outer Hebrides |
Scalpay, Inner Hebrides |
Inner Hebrides |
Scalpay, Outer Hebrides |
Outer Hebrides |
Scaravay |
Outer Hebrides |
Scarba |
Inner Hebrides |
Scarp |
Outer Hebrides |
Scotasay |
Outer Hebrides |
Seaforth Island |
Outer Hebrides |
Seil |
Slate Islands |
Sgat Mór and Sgat Beag |
Firth of Clyde |
Shapinsay |
Orkney Islands |
Sheep Island |
Firth of Clyde |
Shetland Mainland |
Shetland Islands |
Shiant Islands |
Outer Hebrides |
Shillay |
Outer Hebrides |
Shillay |
Monach Islands |
Shuna |
Slate Islands |
Shuna, Loch Linnhe |
Inner Hebrides |
Skye |
Inner Hebrides |
Soay, Inner Hebrides |
Inner Hebrides |
Soay, St Kilda |
St Kilda |
Soay Beag |
Outer Hebrides |
Soay Mor |
Outer Hebrides |
South Gruney |
Shetland Islands |
South Havra |
Shetland Islands |
South Isle of Gletness |
Shetland Islands |
South Rona |
Inner Hebrides |
South Ronaldsay |
Orkney Islands |
South Uist |
Outer Hebrides |
St Ninian's Isle |
Shetland Islands |
Staffa |
Inner Hebrides |
Stockay |
Monarch Islands |
Stockinish Island |
Outer Hebrides |
Stroma |
Highland |
Stromay |
Outer Hebrides |
Stronsay |
Orkney Islands |
Stuley |
Outer Hebrides |
Sula Sgeir |
Atlantic Ocean |
Sule Skerry |
Atlantic Ocean |
Sule Stack |
Atlantic Ocean |
Sursay |
Outer Hebrides |
Sweyn Holm |
Orkney Islands |
Switha |
Orkney Islands |
Swona |
Orkney Islands |
Tahay |
Outer Hebrides |
Tanera Beg |
Summer Isles |
Tanera Mor |
Summer Isles |
Taransay |
Outer Hebrides |
Tarner Island |
Inner Hebrides |
Texa |
Inner Hebrides |
Tiree |
Inner Hebrides |
Torsa |
Slate Islands |
Trondra |
Shetland Islands |
Ulva |
Inner Hebrides |
Unst |
Shetland Islands |
Urie Lingey |
Shetland Islands |
Uyea |
Shetland Islands |
Uynarey |
Shetland Islands |
Vacsay |
Outer Hebrides |
Vaila |
Shetland Islands |
Vallay |
Outer Hebrides |
Vatersay |
Outer Hebrides |
Vementry |
Shetland Islands |
Vuia Beg |
Outer Hebrides |
Vuia Mor |
Outer Hebrides |
West Linga |
Shetland Islands |
Westray |
Orkney Islands |
Whalsay |
Shetland Islands |
Wiay, Skye |
Inner Hebrides |
Wiay, Uist |
Outer Hebrides |
Wyre |
Orkney Islands |
Yell |
Shetland Islands |
[edit] Largest islands in Scotland
[edit] List of inhabited islands by Population Size
|
Island |
Local Authority |
Population (2001 census) |
1 |
Lewis & Harris |
Western Isles |
19,918 |
2 |
Shetland Mainland |
Shetland |
17,550 |
3 |
Orkney Mainland |
Orkney |
15,315 |
4 |
Skye |
Highland |
9,232 |
5 |
Bute |
Argyll & Bute |
7,149 |
6 |
Arran |
North Ayrshire |
5,058 |
7 |
Islay |
Argyll & Bute |
3,457 |
8 |
Mull |
Argyll & Bute |
2,667 |
9 |
South Uist |
Western Isles |
1,818 |
10 |
Great Cumbrae |
North Ayrshire |
1,434 |
11 |
North Uist |
Western Isles |
1,271 |
12 |
Benbecula |
Western Isles |
1,219 |
13 |
Barra |
Western Isles |
1,078 |
14 |
Whalsay |
Shetland |
1,034 |
15 |
Yell |
Shetland |
957 |
16 |
South Ronaldsay |
Orkney |
854 |
17 |
Tiree |
Argyll & Bute |
770 |
18 |
West Burra |
Shetland |
753 |
19 |
Unst |
Shetland |
720 |
20 |
Westray |
Orkney |
563 |
21 |
Seil |
Argyll & Bute |
560 |
22 |
Sanday |
Orkney |
478 |
23 |
Hoy |
Orkney |
392 |
24 |
Bressay |
Shetland |
384 |
25 |
Burray |
Orkney |
357 |
26 |
Stronsay |
Orkney |
343 |
27 |
Scalpay |
Western Isles |
322 |
28 |
Shapinsay |
Orkney |
300 |
29 |
Bernera |
Western Isles |
233 |
30 |
Luing |
Argyll & Bute |
212 |
31 |
Rousay |
Orkney |
212 |
32 |
Grimsay |
Western Isles |
201 |
33 |
Raasay |
Highland |
192 |
34 |
Jura |
Argyll & Bute |
188 |
35 |
Coll |
Argyll & Bute |
164 |
36 |
Lismore |
Argyll & Bute |
146 |
37 |
Berneray |
Western Isles |
136 |
38 |
Eriskay |
Western Isles |
133 |
39 |
Trondra |
Shetland |
133 |
40 |
Iona |
Argyll & Bute |
125 |
41 |
Eday |
Orkney |
121 |
42 |
Gigha |
Argyll & Bute |
110 |
43 |
Colonsay |
Argyll & Bute |
108 |
44 |
Muckle Roe |
Shetland |
104 |
45 |
Vatersay |
Western Isles |
94 |
46 |
Fetlar |
Shetland |
86 |
47 |
Flotta |
Orkney |
81 |
48 |
North Ronaldsay |
Orkney |
70 |
49 |
Fair Isle |
Shetland |
69 |
50 |
Eigg |
Highland |
67 |
51 |
East Burra |
Shetland |
66 |
52 |
Papa Westray |
Orkney |
65 |
53 |
Easdale |
Argyll & Bute |
58 |
54 |
Housay |
Shetland |
50 |
55 |
Baleshare |
Western Isles |
49 |
56 |
Kerrera |
Argyll & Bute |
42 |
57 |
Egilsay |
Orkney |
37 |
58 |
Foula |
Shetland |
31 |
59 |
Muck |
Highland |
30 |
60 |
Bruray |
Shetland |
26 |
61 |
Papa Stour |
Shetland |
25 |
62 |
Rùm |
Highland |
22 |
63 |
Graemsay |
Orkney |
21 |
64 |
Grimsay |
Western Isles |
19 |
65 |
Wyre |
Orkney |
18 |
66 |
Ulva |
Argyll & Bute |
16 |
67 |
Isle of Ewe |
Highland |
12 |
68 |
Flodda |
Western Isles |
11 |
69 |
Papa Stronsay |
Orkney |
10 |
70 |
Scalpay |
Highland |
10 |
71 |
Eilean Shona |
Highland |
9 |
72 |
Erraid |
Argyll & Bute |
8 |
73 |
Lunga |
Argyll & Bute |
7 |
74 |
Soay |
Highland |
7 |
75 |
Canna |
Highland |
6 |
76 |
Sanday |
Highland |
6 |
77 |
Auskerry |
Orkney |
5 |
78 |
Danna |
Argyll & Bute |
5 |
79 |
Gometra |
Argyll & Bute |
5 |
80 |
Oronsay |
Argyll & Bute |
5 |
81 |
Tanera Mor |
Highland |
5 |
82 |
Gairsay |
Orkney |
3 |
83 |
Davaar |
Argyll & Bute |
2 |
84 |
Eilean Ban |
Highland |
2 |
85 |
Vaila |
Shetland |
2 |
86 |
South Rona |
Highland |
1 |
87 |
Eilean Donnan |
Highland |
1 |
88 |
Sanda |
Argyll & Bute |
1 |
89 |
Shuna (Slate Islands) |
Argyll & Bute |
1 |
[edit] Freshwater islands
[edit] Places called "island" or "isle" which are not islands
Some places in Scotland are called islands or isles, but are not. They include:
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
The Scottish Islands Hamish Haswell-Smith ISBN 1-84195-454-3
[edit] External link