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The earliest written mention of the Outer Hebrides was by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus in 55 BC. He wrote that there was an island called Hyperborea (which means "Far to the North") where a round temple stood from which the moon appeared only a little distance above the earth every 19 years, an apparent reference to the stone circle at Callanish.
Some 94 Scottish islands are permanently inhabited, of which 89 are offshore islands. Between 2001 and 2011, Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702. [3] The geology and geomorphology of the islands is varied. Some, such as Skye and Mull, are mountainous, while others like Tiree and Sanday are relatively low-lying.
The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7. Hunter, James (2000) Last of the Free: A History of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Edinburgh. Mainstream. ISBN 1-84018-376-4; Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins. Lynch, Michael (ed) (2007) Oxford Companion to Scottish ...
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
The Outer Hebrides (/ ˈ h ɛ b r ɪ d iː z / HEB-rid-eez) or Western Isles (Scottish Gaelic: na h-Eileanan Siar [nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiəɾ] ⓘ, na h-Eileanan an Iar [nə ˈhelanən əɲ ˈiəɾ] ⓘ or na h-Innse Gall, 'Islands of the Strangers'; Scots: Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island (Scottish Gaelic: an t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of ...
Located in the south channel of Loch Moidart, the island rises to just beyond 30 metres (98 ft) and has an area of approximately 5.3 hectares (13 acres) at the Mean high water spring (MHWS) level. It is part of the Morar, Moidart & Ardnamurchan National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland. [3]
Orkney Islands: Scotland, United Kingdom Inishmore: 31 12 824: Aran Islands: Republic of Ireland Eigg: 30 12 67: Small Isles: Scotland, United Kingdom Shapinsay: 30 12 300: Orkney Islands: Scotland, United Kingdom Bressay: 28 11 384: Shetland Islands: Scotland, United Kingdom Eday: 27 10 121: Orkney Islands: Scotland, United Kingdom Hayling ...
Heather, William (1804) A new and improved chart of the Hebrides or Lewis Islands and adjacent coast of Scotland Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 30 July 2014. Patrick Hunter Gillies Netherlorn, Argyllshire, and its neighbourhood. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh ...