Small Isles
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''Please note: there is also a group called "Small Isles" off south east [[Jura, Scotland]]''
[[Image:Hebridesmap.png|thumb|The '''Small Isles''' on the Hebrides map]]
The '''Small Isles''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: '''Na h-Eileanan Beaga''') are a small [[archipelago]] of islands in the [[Inner Hebrides]], off the west coast of [[Scotland]]. They lie south of [[Isle of Skye|Skye]] and north of [[Isle of Mull|Mull]] and [[Ardnamurchan]] – the most westerly point of mainland [[Scotland]].
[[Image:Eigg-and-Rum-from-mainland.jpg|thumb|left|A distant view of Eigg, with the hills of Rùm behind]]
The four main islands are [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]], [[Rùm]], [[Eigg]] and [[Muck, Scotland|Muck]]. The largest is Rùm with an area of 105 km².
The islands now form part of [[Lochaber]], in the [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]]. [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]], [[Rùm]] and [[Muck, Scotland|Muck]] were historically part of the [[counties (Scotland)|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, Inner Hebrides|Sanday]], separated from Canna by a narrow tidal channel;<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.canna.highland.sch.uk/history_of_canna.htm| title=History of Canna| accessdate=2007-06-11}}</ref>
*[[Eilean Chathastail]], near Eigg and
*Eilean nan Each (Horse Island), near north coast of Muck ({{gbmappingsmall|NM3981}})
There are also a number of [[skerry|skerries]]:
*[[Hyskeir]], (not to be confused with Heisker or the [[Monach Islands]] in the ''Outer'' Hebrides)
*[[Garbh Sgeir]],
*Eagamol, near Eilean nan Each
*Humla, and
*two places called Dubh Sgeir
==Footnotes==
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