Shillay
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| Gaelic name | Siolaigh |
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| Norse name | selr-øy |
| Meaning of name | seal island |
| Location | |
 Shillay
Shillay shown within the Outer Hebrides
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| OS grid reference | NF880913 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | 47 ha (116 acres) |
| Area rank | 208 [1] |
| Highest elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
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| References | [3][4] |
- For the other Scottish island, 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.
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.
Footnotes
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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