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The Monach Islands, also known as Heisker (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Heisgeir / Heisgeir, pronounced [(elan)ˈheʃkʲəɾʲ] ⓘ), are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused with Hyskeir in the Inner Hebrides, or Haskeir which is also off North Uist and visible from the group.
For inhabited islands the next best reference is often General Register Office for Scotland (November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 table. Other useful sources are the ‘’Gazetteer of Scotland’’, which has academic credentials, and Rick Livingstone’s comprehensive tables, which are especially useful for smaller islands <40ha.
The three main islands of the Monach Islands (Heisgeir), Ceann Iar, Ceann Ear and Shivinish are connected at low tides. It is said that at one time it was also possible to walk all the way to Baleshare, and on to North Uist, five miles (eight kilometres) away at low tide. In the 16th century, a large tidal wave was said to have washed the route ...
The four main islands are: Canna, Rùm, Eigg and Muck. The largest is Rùm, with an area of 104.6 square kilometres (40.4 sq mi). [7] Smaller islands surrounding the main four include: Sanday, separated from Canna by a narrow tidal channel; [8] Eilean Chathastail, near Eigg and; Eilean nan Each (Horse Island), near the north coast of Muck
Located in the North Atlantic halfway between Iceland and Scotland, the volcanic islands’ unspoiled scenery wows visitors. The two latest subsea tunnels are statement makers, too.
The Hebrides.The Outer Hebrides (in orange) lie to the west with the Inner Hebrides closer to the mainland of Scotland in the east. Satellite pictures of Outer Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides is a chain of more than 100 islands and small skerries located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of mainland Scotland.
Ceann Ear had been settled for at least a thousand years, before being finally abandoned. Like the other Monach Islands, it was originally abandoned due to overgrazing, and resettled in the wake of the Highland Clearances. [4] In the 13th century, a chapel was established, which had links to Iona. This monastery was probably at Cladh na Beide ...
The Monach Isles, also known as Heisker, lie 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, an archipelago itself lying off the western coast of Scotland. The main islands are Ceann Ear , Ceann Iar and Shivinish , which are all linked at low tide and have a combined area of 357 hectares (880 acres).