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Shillay

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Gaelic name
  
Siolaigh

Meaning of name
  
seal island

Area rank
  
208

Council area
  
Outer Hebrides

Norse name
  
selr-øy

OS grid reference
  
NF880913

Highest elevation
  
79 m (259 ft)

Lieutenancy area
  
Outer Hebrides

Shillay

Island groups
  
British Isles, Outer Hebrides

Shillay (Scottish Gaelic: Siolaigh) is an uninhabited island which lies 2 km north of Pabbay in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Map of Shillay, United Kingdom

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.

References

Shillay Wikipedia