List of islands of Scotland
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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.
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
|
Largest islands in Scotland
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
|
Freshwater islands
Places called \"island\" or \"isle\" which are not islands
Some places in Scotland are called islands or isles, but are not. They include:
See also
Reference
The Scottish Islands Hamish Haswell-Smith
ISBN 1841954543
External link
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