Small Isles, Island group in Highland, Scotland
The Small Isles consist of four main islands: Eigg, Rum, Canna, and Muck, situated between Skye and Ardnamurchan in the Inner Hebrides.
The Small Isles belonged to Inverness-shire until 1975, then became part of Lochaber before their current designation under Highland administration in 1996.
The Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn refers to their geographical position as cross isles between the regions of Morar and Uist.
The MV Lochnevis ferry service connects all four islands to the mainland port of Mallaig with scheduled daily trips throughout the week.
Rum National Nature Reserve contains substantial colonies of Manx shearwaters and the surrounding waters house the only known UK colony of fan mussels.
Location: Highland
GPS coordinates: 56.98128,-6.31499
Latest update: March 4, 2025 20:04
The Scottish Highlands span thousands of square miles in northern Scotland, offering striking landscapes of mountains, jagged coastlines, and remote lakes. This region retains villages that only recently gained road access, such as Rhenigidale on Harris Island, connected to the rest of the island in 1989. The Knoydart Peninsula remains accessible only by boat or on foot and has about a hundred residents. Notable sites include the Torridon hills, formed of red sandstone and rising roughly 1,000 meters (3,280 feet), the Bealach na Bà road which climbs to 626 meters (2,054 feet) with slopes up to 20 percent, and Sandwood Bay, a sandy beach reachable after several miles of walking. The Speyside Way stretches 85 miles (137 km) along the River Spey, passing through forests and moorlands near whisky distilleries. On the Isle of Skye, the Storr features needle-shaped rock formations, while Coire Lagan forms a glacial cirque carved into the rock. These sites highlight the region’s geological history and the ways of life that have persisted despite isolation.
Kinloch Castle
4.1 km
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
28.8 km
Sanday
12.7 km
Cairns of Coll
32.4 km
An Sgùrr
14.1 km
Askival
1.6 km
Hyskeir Lighthouse
22.2 km
St Columba's Church, Canna
13.8 km
Sanday, Roman Catholic Church Of St Edward The Confessor
13.5 km
Point of Sleat Lighthouse
18.5 km
Ainshval
1.7 km
Rubha Langanes
17.3 km
Eigg Lighthouse
17 km
Canna Lighthouse
11.7 km
Cairns of Coll Light
31.8 km
St Donnan's Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg
12.1 km
Cleadale Beach
11.9 km
Eigg, Eigg Lodge
15.5 km
Eigg School
14 km
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse foghorn
28.8 km
Eigg, Old Manse
14.9 km
Croft House, Cleadale, Eigg
12.2 km
Clanranald Harbour, Eigg
15.8 km
Rum, Kinloch Castle, Bridge Over The Slugan Burn
4.1 km
Eigg, Laig Farmhouse
12.1 km
Eigg, Grulin Shepherd's Bothy
14.1 km
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Keeper's Houses
28.8 km
Loch na h-Airde canal, harbour and noosts, Rubha an Dunain, Isle of Skye
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