The Shiant Islands (/ʃænt/; Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Mòra [nə ˈhelanən ˈmoːɾə] or Na h-Eileanan Seunta [nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiant̪ə] ) or Shiant Isles...

Isle) is one of the Shiant Islands at the south end of the Minch on the west coast of Scotland. In geological terms, these islands essentially represent...

size. Some 94 Scottish islands are permanently inhabited, of which 89 are offshore islands. Between 2001 and 2011 Scottish island populations as a whole...

South Uist. Despite its name Eilean an Taighe (English: "house island") in the Shiant Islands does not qualify for inclusion as it is connected to Garbh Eilean...

Monach Islands, the Shiant Islands and the islands of Loch Ròg. In common with the other main island chains of Scotland, many of the more remote islands were...

towards Kyle of Lochalsh Shag birds on Longa Island The Isle of Ewe Cave on Garbh Eilean, Shiant Islands The Callanish Stones on Lewis Achnasheen Alness...

title. He is noted for his books Sea Room (about the Shiant Isles, a group of uninhabited islands in the Hebrides); God's Secretaries: The Making of the...

towards Kyle of Lochalsh Shag birds on Longa Island The Isle of Ewe Cave on Garbh Eilean, Shiant Islands The Callanish Stones on Lewis The main economic...

Bristol Channel (2006) and from the Shiant Islands in the Outer Hebrides (2016). Populations probably survive on other islands (e.g. Inchcolm) and in localised...

a storm and all the crew sank with the vessel, off the coast of the Shiant Islands. The broken-hearted Annag wasted away through grief and composed this...

Thomas Small. It has been dated to c. 800. The first was found on the Shiant Islands. It has been dated to c. 800. The stones were latterly known as 'Butterlumps'...

village of Stiomrabhagh is a short walk from Orinsay. Fine views of the Shiant Islands may be obtained from Lemreway and Orinsay. "Lewis community free to...

(primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The small island Garbh Eilean in the Shiant Islands group have no bays. Map this section's coordinates using...

in Scottish Gaelic. The largest of these islands are: Garbh Eilean, Shiant Islands Garbh Eilean, Loch Maree, in Loch Maree Garbh Eilean NB125325 in Loch...

kilometres) north to south and 16 miles (26 kilometres) east-west. The Shiant Islands, about five miles (8.0 km) to the south-east, also belong to the parish...

to the Shiant Islands, from a shipwreck (although this may be folklore).[citation needed] Gannets and other seabirds can be seen on the island and diving...

is a fairly common island name Eilean an T(a)ighe, meaning "House Island" (lit. "Island of the House"), is one of the Shiant Islands. It is joined to Garbh...

Eilean Mhuire (meaning "Virgin Mary's island") is the most easterly of the Shiant Islands in the Outer Hebrides. Once populated, Eilean Mhuire is now...

Sound of Harris between Harris and North Uist Sound of Shiant between Lewis and the Shiant Islands Sound of Sandray between Sandray and Vatersay Soay Sound...

isotopes reveal evidence of predation by ship rats on seabirds on the Shiant Islands, Scotland. Journal of Applied Ecology 39:831-840. BirdLife International...

La Digue and Inner Islands, part of Seychelles. Garbh Eilean (Shiant Islands) 1.43 Island part of Scotland. Saarnaki laid 1.43 Island part of Estonia. Garbh...

 3. ISBN 978-0-621-39563-1. Cooper, John (June 2006). "Antarctica and Islands: Background Research Paper produced for the South Africa Environment Outlook...

with them to Scotland, where they spent the winter months close to the Shiant Isles in the Minch. The Minch, a strait that separates the northwest Highlands...

Locality Coordinates (links to map & photo sources) OS grid reference Shiant Islands Western Isles 57°53′N 6°22′W / 57.89°N 06.36°W / 57.89; -06.36 NG413982...

predation by ship rats on seabirds on the Shiant Islands". Scotland Journal of Applied Ecology 39 (5), 831–840. "Shiant Isles Recovery Project" RSPB Retrieved...

La Digue and Inner Islands, part of Seychelles. Garbh Eilean (Shiant Islands) 1.43 Island part of Scotland. Saarnaki laid 1.43 Island part of Estonia. Garbh...

rehabilitation organisation in Ireland Eilean Mhuire, the most easterly of the Shiant Islands in the Outer Hebrides Muir (disambiguation) Muire This disambiguation...

Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate...

who inhabited the Minch, between Lewis and the Shiants. Each year, men from Ness go out to the island of Sula Sgeir in late August for two weeks to harvest...

many of the names of these islands have more than one possible meaning as a result. Scotland has over 790 offshore islands, most of which are to be found...