Sources
open directory project
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Small Isles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Small Isles 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, near Canna
- Eilean Chathastail, near Eigg and
- Eilean nan Each (Horse Island), near north coast of Muck
There are also a number of skerries:
- Hyskeir,
- Garbh Sgeir,
- Eagamol, near Eilean nan Each
- Humla, and
- two places called Dubh Sgeir
 This Highland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |