Gaelic name Siolaigh Meaning of name seal island Area rank 208 | Norse name selr-øy OS grid reference NF880913 Highest elevation 79 m (259 ft) Lieutenancy area Outer Hebrides | |
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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(Text) CC BY-SA