Small Isles 28915 215871268 2008-05-30T01:43:22Z Pigman 285310 clean up using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] ''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]] &ndash; 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== <references/> {{Small Isles}} {{Hebrides}} {{coor title dm|56|58|N|6|16|W|region:GB_type:isle}} [[Category:Lochaber]] [[Category:Islands of the Inner Hebrides]] [[Category:National Scenic Areas (Scotland)]] {{Highland-geo-stub}} [[es:Islas pequeñas]] [[fr:Small Isles]]