"Inner Hebrides lie closer to mainland Scotland and include Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Raasay, Staffa and the Small Isles. There are 36 inhabited islands in this group. The Outer Hebrides are a chain of more than 100 islands and small skerries located about west of mainland Scotland. There are 15 inhabited islands in this archipelago. The main islands include Barra, Benbecula, Berneray, Harris, Lewis, North Uist, South Uist, and St Kilda. In total, the islands have an area of approximately and a population of 44,759. A complication is that there are various descriptions of the scope of the Hebrides. The"
"main island chains of Scotland, many of the more remote islands were abandoned during the 19th and 20th centuries, in some cases after continuous habitation since the prehistoric period. More than 35 such islands have been identified in the Outer Hebrides alone. On Barra Head, for example, Historic Scotland have identified eighty-three archaeological sites on the island, the majority being of a pre-medieval date. In the 18th century the population was over fifty, but the last native islanders had left by 1931. The island became completely uninhabited by 1980 with the automation of the lighthouse. Some of the smaller islands"
"Maintaince workers remained on the island until 1929 when a hurricane destroyed the remainder of the facilities. The island has remained uninhabited since. Two stone huts still stand from the time when the island was occupied. Although the closest island to Redonda is Montserrat, and the second closest is Nevis, Redonda became a dependency of the more distant Antigua, now part of Antigua and Barbuda, in 1967. Scientists from the Montserrat Volcano Observatory visit the island in a helicopter periodically; they are using Redonda as an observation point from which to take measurements of the Soufrière Hills, an active volcano"
"Ensay (Outer Hebrides) Ensay (Gaelic ""Easaigh"") is a currently unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island lies in the Sound of Harris between the islands of Harris and Berneray. The name originates from the Old Norse for Ewe Island. It is nothing to do with the Gaelic for Jesus - ""Iosa"" - as sometimes stated. Although the island has had no permanent population since the 1930s, it is still used for summer grazing. The small chapel of Christ Church is maintained and services are held biannually. The island is classified by the National Records of Scotland as"
"1937. The island was inhabited until 1950, when a fire destroyed the farm which housed 14 people, and it has remained uninhabited since. Málmey is now property of the Lighthouse and Port authority of Iceland, and is only accessible by boat. Málmey is mentioned in the Sturlunga saga as the place where, in 1221, the bishop Guðmundur Arason flees to escape Tumi Sighvatsson and his men, who threatened to kill him. Guðmundur left the island on Easter day, after his followers had killed Tumi Sighvatsson. Málmey Málmey is an uninhabited island off the northern coast of Iceland, one of the"
"as important on Islay as elsewhere and the industry collapsed suddenly throughout Scotland in 1830 after the removal of tariffs on imported alkali. The only remaining substantial evidence of its existence on Islay and environs are a furnace and traces of kilns on Nave Island. Nave Island Nave Island lies to the north of Islay in the Inner Hebrides near the mouth of Loch Gruinart. It is uninhabited. The island is all but cut in two by a narrow chasm that runs northwest to southeast across the northern third. The highest point is just north of this embayment at above"
"Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Beag or Vuia Be(a)g is an island in the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Roag. Its name means ""little Fuaigh"", and is named in contrast to Fuaigh Mòr nearby. The element ""Fuaigh"", derives from an Old Norse name. Fuaigh Beag was cleared in 1827, and it has been uninhabited ever since. The island is in extent and the rock is Lewisian gneiss. There are many skerries and small islands near it such as Geile Sgeir, Garbh Eilean, Eilean nam Feannag, Linngeam, Cliatasay, Gousam and yet another Floday."
"Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Beag or Vuia Be(a)g is an island in the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Roag. Its name means ""little Fuaigh"", and is named in contrast to Fuaigh Mòr nearby. The element ""Fuaigh"", derives from an Old Norse name. Fuaigh Beag was cleared in 1827, and it has been uninhabited ever since. The island is in extent and the rock is Lewisian gneiss. There are many skerries and small islands near it such as Geile Sgeir, Garbh Eilean, Eilean nam Feannag, Linngeam, Cliatasay, Gousam and yet another Floday."
"Fuday Fuday (Fuideigh) is an uninhabited island of about in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies in the Sound of Barra, just east of Scurrival Point on Barra and west of Eriskay. Fuday is owned by the Scottish Government. Deserted since 1901, its peak population is recorded only as seven. It is still used for the summer grazing of cattle, and they used to be swum across the mile-wide, but shallow, Caolas Fuideach (strait) to there from Eoligarry. When cattle were first introduced to the island, they were killed by dehydration. The crofters who left the cattle on the"
"the islands on 29 August 1930. Thereafter the mice that survived, even those occupying houses abandoned by the St. Kildans, were field mice that had moved into the houses from the hills. The islands' house mice could not survive the harsh conditions for more than two years after the archipelago was abandoned by its human population. The islands currently have temporary human habitations. While field mice are widespread on Hirta, their concentration is more pronounced in the old village areas where holes provide access into buildings. Though rarely observed by casual visitors, the mouse is actually very common and is"
"Taransay Taransay (, ) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was the host of the British television series ""Castaway 2000"". Uninhabited since 1974, except for holidaymakers, Taransay is the largest island of Scotland that lacks a permanent population. It is one hectare larger than Scarba, which is also uninhabited. Taransay lies from Harris, separated by a stretch of sea called the Sound of Taransay. It is also part of the civil parish of Harris and the Na h-Eileanan Siar council area of Scotland. Crossings between the two islands are dependent on calm weather and there are"
"250ft) below sea level leaving only the outer rim of the island. This was eventually swept away by the sea and little visible sign of the island now remains. By the early 1960s, the population had dwindled to only four people and the island appeared doomed. Descendants of the original quarrymen, along with others from around the world, have moved to Easdale to create a model of island regeneration. The island now has a population of around sixty people and is the smallest permanently inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides. British indie rock band Florence and the Machine filmed their"
"1997 operated by Northern Lighthouse Board and the remains of a bothy, possibly built by fishermen from the Monach Islands. Haskeir Haskeir (), also known as Great Haskeir () is a remote, exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies west north west of North Uist. to the south west lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagach made up of a colonnade of five rock stacks. to the north west is the St Kilda archipelago. There is no anchorage or shelter and access via the steep rocky cliffs may be difficult, even in calm conditions. There are"
"island failed to show the animals the location of the only drinkable source of water on the island, a loch far inland on the island. The cattle thus could not find drinking water and died of thirst. Fuday Fuday (Fuideigh) is an uninhabited island of about in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies in the Sound of Barra, just east of Scurrival Point on Barra and west of Eriskay. Fuday is owned by the Scottish Government. Deserted since 1901, its peak population is recorded only as seven. It is still used for the summer grazing of cattle, and they"
"Helen's Reef (the latter was named in 1830). Notes Bibliography Rockall Rockall () is a British uninhabited granite islet located within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the United Kingdom, situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. Its approximate distances from the closest large islands are: west of Scotland; northwest of Ireland; and 700 km (440 miles) south of Iceland. The nearest permanently inhabited place is North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, 370 km (230 miles) to the east. The United Kingdom claimed Rockall in 1955 and incorporated it as a part of Scotland in 1972. Ireland"
"Crowlin Islands The Crowlin Islands () are a group of uninhabited islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. They lie between Skye and the Applecross peninsula on the mainland. The individual islands are: Although cave excavations on Eilean Mòr have shown evidence of human settlement in Mesolithic times 8,000 years ago, the islands have been uninhabited since about 1920. From about 1810 to 1920 Eilean Mòr was home for several families, evicted from Applecross, but unwilling to take passage from Scotland to far-off lands. By agreement with the landowning Mackenzie laird they were allowed to settle on the islands and"
"an inhabited island that ""had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses."" The island shows signs of Stone Age habitation, with a prominent standing stone. Ensay House (Taigh Easaigh) was built in the Edwardian period. This was the home of the Stewart family (of which Ed Stewart is a descendant); they used to own the island. The town of Ensay in Victoria, Australia was named after this island by one of the early settlers, a Scotsman named Archibald Macleod. Ensay (Outer Hebrides) Ensay (Gaelic ""Easaigh"") is a currently unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides"
"Group on 16 June 2015. Before the First World War the Mullion pilchard seine companies posted a huer (a lookout) on the island to watch for the dark patch of a nearby shoal of pilchards. The island was previously owned by the Robartes of Lanhydrock who sold it to the Meyer family during the 1920s. The Meyers gave it to the National Trust in 1945. Mullion Island Mullion Island (, meaning ""worm island"") is an uninhabited island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is approximately half a mile (0.8 km) offshore from Mullion"
"reserve because of its importance for birdlife and grey seal breeding. It remains a protected area for nature and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area. Sula Sgeir Sula Sgeir is a small, uninhabited Scottish island in the North Atlantic, west of North Rona. One of the most remote islands of the British Isles, it lies more than north of Lewis and is best known for its population of gannets. Although seemingly very inhospitable to humans, there is a ruined stone bothy called Taigh Beannaichte (Blessed House) on the east headland Sgeir an Teampaill. The"
"Haskeir Haskeir (), also known as Great Haskeir () is a remote, exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies west north west of North Uist. to the south west lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagach made up of a colonnade of five rock stacks. to the north west is the St Kilda archipelago. There is no anchorage or shelter and access via the steep rocky cliffs may be difficult, even in calm conditions. There are several natural rock arches and a high cliff on the northern end of the island called ""Castle Cliff"". Various small"
"visited the Outer Hebrides. The island is Lewisian gneiss. Vacsay has an extremely complicated coastline, and is connected at low tide to several surrounding islets such as Trathasam, and Liacam. It is between the islands of Vuia Mòr and Pabay Mòr and is off Great Bernera. Vacsay Vacsay ( from Old Norse ""bakkiey"" meaning ""peat bank island"") is one of the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis in West Loch Roag. It is in size, and at its highest point. Like many of the surrounding islands, Vacsay is uninhabited due to the Highland Clearances, which occurred"
"Pabaigh Mòr Pabay Mòr or Pabaigh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island's name comes from ""papey"", an Old Norse name meaning ""Island of the ""papar"" or culdees"". The remains of St Peter's Church and burial ground are in the south east around Loch na Teampall (""temple loch""), and to the south east of the loch itself is Cnoc na Cille (""hill of the monk's cell""). The island was connected to Clan MacLeod throughout much of its history. Sergeant Evander MacIver was given the island on retirement from the Seaforth Regiment in 1800, in"
"Tahay Tahay () is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name originates from the Old Norse ""tagg-øy"" meaning island with a prominent hill. At 53 ha in area and with a central peak of 65 metres, it is the largest of the group of uninhabited islands off the north east coast of North Uist. The island is used for sheep grazing and peat cutting. In 1846, six families who had been evicted from their homes on Pabbay to make way for sheep, moved to the previously uninhabited island of Tahay. Although the island has no arable land,"
"entire remaining population was evacuated from Hirta (the only inhabited island) in 1930. The islands house a unique form of stone structure known as cleitean, which are only found here. A cleit is a stone storage hut or bothy; whilst many are still to be found, they are slowly falling into disrepair. There are known to be 1,260 cleitean on Hirta and a further 170 on the other group islands. Currently, the only year-round residents are military personnel; a variety of conservation workers, volunteers and scientists spend time there in the summer months. The entire archipelago is owned by the"
"Seaforth Island Seaforth Island ( or ""Mulag"") is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Unlike many other islands of the Outer Hebrides which are mainly surrounded by open sea, Seaforth Island lies in a narrow fjord-like sea loch named Loch Seaforth, from the open waters of The Minch. There are two different Gaelic names for the island. ""Mulag"" is from the Old Norse name ""Múli"", which describes its geographical location, and the other is after the family of Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, who inherited the island in 1783. The island has poor soil which only supports"
"Stockinish Island Stockinish Island () is an uninhabited island off Harris, in the Outer Hebrides. Stockinish Island lies on the edge of the Minch, in the mouth of Loch Stockinish, south east of Harris. It is uninhabited and is now used for grazing. The island is in area, and rises to at its highest point. Loch an t-Sàile (loch of the brine), in the centre of the island, is an artificially dammed salt water loch, probably formerly a fish trap, and now used as a lobster pond. Stockinish's geology is Lewisian gneiss. Stockinish Island has two kyles (narrows), namely Caolas"
"to make way for sheep farming. See Highland Clearances. However, by 1841, 9 people were recorded, who may have moved back. The island was abandoned for good in 1931. Ronay Ronay () is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, which lies a short distance off the east coast of Grimsay. Ronay has a highly indented coastline with Bàgh nan Uamh being the biggest up in the north west. The island is surrounded by many smaller ones including Eilean na Cloiche in the south east, Eilean an Fhèidh in the east, Flodaigh Mòr in the north east, Haunaray to"
"1844, that the name is derived from the Gaelic (""high island""), and a further possibility that it is from the Norse (""shepherd""). In a similar vein, Murray (1966) speculates that the Norse (""herd island"", , ), may be the origin. The islands were continuously populated from prehistoric times until 1930, when the remaining inhabitants were evacuated. On 29 August the 36 inhabitants were removed to Morvern on the Scottish mainland at their own request. The morning of the evacuation promised a perfect day. The sun rose out of a calm and sparkling sea and warmed the impassive cliffs of Oiseval."
"Flannan Isles The Flannan Isles () or alternatively, the Seven Hunters are a small island group in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, approximately west of the Isle of Lewis. They may take their name from Saint Flannan, the seventh-century Irish preacher and abbot. The islands have been devoid of permanent residents since the automation of Flannan Isles Lighthouse in 1971. They are the location of an enduring mystery that occurred in December 1900, when all three lighthouse keepers vanished without trace. The islands are split into three groups: the main cluster of rocks that lie to the northeast include the"
"is much harder to enter or exit due to it drying up from 3 meters to 50 centimeters. Many travelers go canoeing and kayaking through these islands. Some wildlife, like sea otters, can be seen while paddling around the islands. Crowlin Islands The Crowlin Islands () are a group of uninhabited islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. They lie between Skye and the Applecross peninsula on the mainland. The individual islands are: Although cave excavations on Eilean Mòr have shown evidence of human settlement in Mesolithic times 8,000 years ago, the islands have been uninhabited since about 1920. From"
"held their boat broke. They survived by fishing, and communicated to their wives that they were alive and well by lighting ""as many fires on the top of an eminence as there were men in number."" Martin adds, curiously, that the wives were so overjoyed that they managed to produce a record harvest of corn that year. The archipelago as a whole was evacuated in 1930, and bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland in 1957. Hunting birds is no longer allowed, and the stack is visited only occasionally by scientists, journalists and climbers. On Stac an Armin, in July,"
"postal service to the island of Scarp by rocket mail formed the basis of a 2001 film called ""The Rocket Post"", which was filmed on Taransay. Taransay Taransay (, ) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was the host of the British television series ""Castaway 2000"". Uninhabited since 1974, except for holidaymakers, Taransay is the largest island of Scotland that lacks a permanent population. It is one hectare larger than Scarba, which is also uninhabited. Taransay lies from Harris, separated by a stretch of sea called the Sound of Taransay. It is also part of the"
"habitation, the island was abandoned by its Gaelic-speaking residents in 1912 and has remained uninhabited since. It is no longer used for grazing sheep. The island is also associated with the ""Mingulay Boat Song"", although that was composed in 1938, following Mingulay's abandonment. The National Trust for Scotland has owned Mingulay since 2000. In the Pleistocene era Mingulay was covered by the ice sheets which spread from Scotland out into the Atlantic Ocean beyond the Outer Hebrides. After the last retreat of the ice around 20,000 years ago, sea levels were lower than at present and circa 14,000 BP it"