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{{about|the island near Pabbay|the island of the Monach Islands|Shillay, Monach Islands|the Royal Navy HMT Shillay|Isles class trawler}}
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|area=47 ha (116 acres)
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{{seealso|Shillay, Monach Islands}}
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'''Shillay''' ({{langx|gd|Siolaigh}}) is an uninhabited island which lies 2&nbsp;km north of [[Pabbay, Harris|Pabbay]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]] of [[Scotland]].

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'''Shillay''' ({{lang-gd|Siolaigh}}) is an uninhabited island which lies 2&nbsp;km north of [[Pabbay, Harris|Pabbay]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]] of [[Scotland]].


The name is derived from the [[Old Norse|Norse]] ''selr-øy'' meaning seal island and is a [[Scottish Wildlife Trust]] reserve owing to its international importance for breeding [[grey seal]]s.
The name is derived from the [[Old Norse|Norse]] ''selr-øy'' meaning seal island and is a [[Scottish Wildlife Trust]] reserve owing to its international importance for breeding [[grey seal]]s.


The is no record or evidence that it has ever seen human habitation.
There is no record or evidence that it has ever seen human habitation.


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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{{Commons category|Siolaigh}}

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{{Islands of Scotland}}

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[[Category:Islands of the Sound of Harris]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides]]



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Latest revision as of 11:15, 9 November 2024

This article is about the island near Pabbay. For the island of the Monach Islands, see Shillay, Monach Islands. For the Royal Navy HMT Shillay, see Isles class trawler.

Shillay
Scottish Gaelic nameSiolaigh
Old Norse nameselr-øy
Meaning of nameseal island
Location
Shillay is located in Outer Hebrides
Shillay
Shillay
Shillay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF880913
Coordinates57°48′N 7°15′W / 57.80°N 7.25°W / 57.80; -7.25
Physical geography
Island groupLewis and Harris
Area47 ha (116 acres)
Area rank208 [1]
Highest elevation79 m (259 ft)
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4]

Shillay (Scottish Gaelic: Siolaigh) is an uninhabited island which lies 2 km north of Pabbay in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

The name is derived from the Norse selr-øy meaning seal island and is a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve owing to its international importance for breeding grey seals.

There is no record or evidence that it has ever seen human habitation.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
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