Best of Scottish Islands

The 20 best islands in Scottish Islands

Our curated top 20 islands in Scottish Islands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 461 islands see the full islands index for Scottish Islands.

1. 1

   Island of Stroma

   

   Island of Stroma — island off the northern coast of the mainland of Scotland, UK.

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2. 2

   Shapinsay

   

   Shapinsay — island and civil parish in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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3. 3

   Yell

   

   Yell — island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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4. 4

   Eday

   

   Eday — island of the Orkney islands, Scotland, UK.

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5. 5

   Muckle Flugga

   

   Muckle Flugga — island north of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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6. 6

   Inner Holm

   

   Inner Holm — island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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7. 7

   Sula Sgeir

   

   Sula Sgeir — island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.

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8. 8

   Hunda

   

   Hunda — island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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9. 9

   Rona

   

   Rona — Scottish island in the North Atlantic.

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10. 10

    Stronsay

    

    Stronsay — island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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11. 11

    Fair Isle

    

    Fair Isle — island at the south of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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12. 12

    Mainland

    

    Mainland — main island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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13. 13

    Egilsay

    

    Egilsay — island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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14. 14

    Papa Westray

    

    Papa Westray — island, part of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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15. 15

    Mainland

    

    Mainland — main island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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16. 16

    Westray

    

    Westray — island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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17. 17

    Sanday

    

    Sanday — island in the north of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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    Out Stack

    

    Out Stack — island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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    Papa Stronsay

    

    Papa Stronsay — a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying north east of Stronsay.

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20. 20

    Gairsay

    

    Gairsay — island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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