Little Shillay

Little Shillay is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Little Shillay is situated nearby to the islet Aird an Laoigh, as well as near the peak Beinn a‘ Chàrnain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shillay and Pabbay.

Shillay

Island

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shillay 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.

Pabbay

Island

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pabbay is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which lies in the Sound of Harris between Harris and North Uist. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "Island of the papar ". Pabbay is situated 2 miles southeast of Little Shillay.

Little Shillay

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Siolaigh Bheag”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.79584° or 57° 47′ 45″ north

Longitude

-7.26241° or 7° 15′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C9JQPWQ+82

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4012389

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aird an Laoigh and Beinn a‘ Chàrnain.

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