Shillay

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Not to be confused with Shillay, Monach Islands
Shillay
Gaelic: Siolaigh

Sound of Harris
(Inverness-shire)

Shillay from the south - geograph-2557921.jpg
Shillay from the south
Location

Shillay, Sound of Harris, OH.svg

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
Harris

Berneray  • Boreray  • Keallasay More  • Ensay  • Gilsay  • Groay  • Hermetray  • Killegray  • Opsay  • Pabbay  • Sgarabhaigh  • Shillay  • Stromay  • Sursay  • Tahay  •

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