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Shillay
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This article is about the island near Pabbay. For the island of the Monach Islands, see Shillay, Monach Islands. For the Royal Navy HMT Shillay, see Isles class trawler.
Shillay (Scottish Gaelic: Siolaigh) is an uninhabited island which lies 2 km north of Pabbay in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Quick Facts Scottish Gaelic name, Old Norse name ...
Scottish Gaelic name | Siolaigh |
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Old Norse name | selr-øy |
Meaning of name | seal island |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NF880913 |
Coordinates | 57.80°N 7.25°W / 57.80; -7.25 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Lewis and Harris |
Area | 47 ha (116 acres) |
Area rank | 208 [1] |
Highest elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0[2] |
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References | [3][4] |
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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.
There is no record or evidence that it has ever seen human habitation.