Shillay
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- Not to be confused with Shillay, Monach Islands
| Shillay Gaelic: Siolaigh | |
 Shillay from the south | |
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| Location: | 57°48’8"N, 7°15’15"W |
| Grid reference: | NF880913 |
| Area: | 116 acres |
| Highest point: | 259 feet |
| Data | |
| Population: | 0 |
Shillay is an uninhabited island which lies a mile north of Pabbay in the Outer Hebrides. It is within the Sound of Harris, and is part of Inverness-shire.
The name of the island is from the Old Norse sel-ey, meaning seal island, which is as appropriate today as in the Viking Age, The island is now is a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve owing to its international importance for breeding grey seals.
There is no record or evidence that Shillay has ever seen human habitation.
References
| The islands of the Sound of Harris, Inverness-shire | ||
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| Harris |
Berneray • Boreray • Keallasay More • Ensay • Gilsay • Groay • Hermetray • Killegray • Opsay • Pabbay • Sgarabhaigh • Shillay • Stromay • Sursay • Tahay • |
North Uist
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