SMALL ISLES

''Please note: there is also a group called "Small Isles" off south east Jura, Scotland''

The 'Small Isles' (Scottish Gaelic: 'Na h-Eileanan Beaga') are a small archipelago of islands in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. They lie south of Skye and north of Mull and Ardnamurchan – the most westerly point of mainland Scotland.
The four main islands are Canna, Rùm, Eigg and Muck. The largest is Rùm with an area of 105 km².
The islands now form part of Lochaber, in the Highland council area. Canna, Rùm and Muck were historically part of the counties of Argyll; Eigg was historically part of Inverness-shire until 1891, and all of the 'Small Isles' were in Inverness-shire, from 1891 to 1975.
Smaller islands surrounding the main four include:

★ Sanday, separated from Canna by a narrow tidal channel;^[1]

★ Eilean Chathastail, near Eigg and

★ Eilean nan Each (Horse Island), near north coast of Muck ()
There are also a number of skerries:

★ Hyskeir, (not to be confused with Heisker or the Monach Islands in the ''Outer'' Hebrides)

★ Garbh Sgeir,

★ Eagamol, near Eilean nan Each

★ Humla, and

★ two places called Dubh Sgeir

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1. History of Canna