The Great Britain Guide

Best of Scottish Highlands

The 20 best islands in Scottish Highlands

Our curated top 20 islands in Scottish Highlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 346 islands see the full islands index for Scottish Highlands.

1
Soay
Soay — uninhabited islet in the St Kilda archipelago, Scotland.
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2
Isle of Skye
Isle of Skye — largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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3
Islay
Islay — southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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4
Rùm
Rùm — island in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides.
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5
Eigg
Eigg — one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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6
Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran — the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
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7
Ulva
Ulva — island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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8
Jura
Jura — island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, UK.
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9
Isle of Gigha
Isle of Gigha — island off the west coast of Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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10
Dùn
Dùn — island of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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11
Eilean Choraidh
Eilean Choraidh — island in Loch Eriboll, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK.
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12
Cairn na Burgh Beag
Cairn na Burgh Beag — one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
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13
Lismore
Lismore — island of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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14
Canna
Canna — island in Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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15
Little Colonsay
Little Colonsay — island west of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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16
Shuna Island
Shuna Island — island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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17
Barra Head
Barra Head — southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, UK.
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18
Isle of Mull
Isle of Mull — second-largest Inner Hebrides island (after Skye) off the west coast of Scotland.
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19
Seil
Seil — island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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20
Isle of Ewe
Isle of Ewe — small Scottish island on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty.
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