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Scotland has over 900 islands, each with its own unique history, culture and wildlife. This Wikipedia article provides a comprehensive list of islands of Scotland, grouped by geographical location, size, population and other features. Learn about the largest island in Scotland, the most remote island in the British Isles, the island where Saint Patrick was born and more.
The geography of Scotland is varied, from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. [3]
Iona ( / aɪˈoʊnə /; Scottish Gaelic: Ì Chaluim Chille [ˈiː ˈxal̪ˠɪm ˈçiʎə] ⓘ, sometimes simply Ì) is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there are other buildings on the island. Iona Abbey was a centre of Gaelic monasticism for three ...
The Hebrides ( / ˈhɛbrɪdiːz / HEB-rid-eez; Scottish Gaelic: Innse Gall, pronounced [ˈĩːʃə ˈkaul̪ˠ]; Old Norse: Suðreyjar, lit. 'Southern isles') are an archipelago off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebrides .
Isle of Arran. / 55.5775; -5.2375. The Isle of Arran[ 7] ( / ˈærən /; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi). Historically part of Buteshire, it is in the unitary ...
Isle of Mull. / 56.45; -6. The Isle of Mull [6] ( Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Muileach [əɲ ˈtʲʰelan ˈmuləx]) or just Mull ( Scots pronunciation: [mʌl]; Scottish Gaelic: Muile [ˈmulə] ⓘ) is the second-largest island of the Inner Hebrides (after Skye) and lies off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute.
Torsa, [6] archaically Torsay, [12] is a Gaelic name derived from Old Norse. It means "Thorir's island" or [1] possibly "Thor's Island". [13] [5] The names were common ones and there is an early reference to the Norse presence in the Irish records to a king of "Viking Scotland" whose heir Thórir brought an army to Ireland in 848. [14] Just ...
1787. Thomas Smith. Northern Lighthouse Board (from 1787 until 1991), Museum of Scottish Lighthouses (from 1991) 22. Lady Isle Lighthouse. South Ayrshire 55°31′38″N 4°44′2″W [51] Lady Isle.