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305: 575:: "ane ile callit Ellan Senta, that is in English a Saw, ane ile mair than twa myle lang, verey profitable for corne, store, and fishing, perteining to M’Cloyd of the Lewis. On the eist side of this ile ther is a bore, maid like a vylt, mair nore an arrow shot of any man under the eirde, through the quilk vylt we use to row ore saill with our bottis, for fear of the horrible breake of the seas that is on the outward side thereof, bot na grate ships can saill ther." Nicolson (2002) calls this "vault" on Toll a' Roimh at the north east end of Garbh Eilean the "Hole of the Seals" and describes rowing a dinghy through it. 344: 418: 488:, the Shiants were the only place in the UK where the black rat (or ship rat) could still be found. There was thought to be a population of about 3,500 rats on the islands in wintertime, with their numbers rising exponentially during the summer. Analysis of their stomach contents had shown that they ate seabirds, but it could not be determined whether they preyed on live birds or simply scavenged dead ones. (Their numbers had for many years been well controlled in and around the house.) 339:, made like a vault, longer(?) than the arrow shot of any man on earth, through which gulping vault we used to row our sail boats, for fear of the horrible break of the seas that is on the outward side, but no large ship can sail through it." Nicolson (2002) calls this "vault" on Toll a' Roimh at the north east end of Garbh Eilean the "Hole of the Seals" and describes rowing a dinghy through it. 33: 292: 426: 1506: 511: 210: 229:
The Shiant Islands lie east of the Sound of Shiant. Garbh Eilean and Eilean an Taighe together extend to 143 hectares (350 acres); the much more fertile Eilean Mhuire extends to 75 hectares (190 acres). In addition to these main islands, there is a line of Galtachan rocks that lie to the west: Galta
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the two southern islands are separated only by spring-tides, and are two miles in circumference. Island-More hath a chapel in it dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and is fruitful in corn and grass; the island joining to it on the west is only for pasturage.
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During the winter of 2015–2016, Wildlife Management International Limited initiated a project to permanently eradicate rats from the Shiant Islands, as part of the Shiant Isles Seabird Recovery Project. The project was funded by contributions from the
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The islands can be visited by means of various cruise ships that operate from other Hebridean Islands and from mainland Scotland. Small boat (RIBs) tours out to the islands are also run by operators from the Outer Hebrides.
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at the time he was writing). The "island joining to it on the west" must therefore be Garbh Eilean to the north. Martin's description has led to suggestions that the chapel was on Eilean Mhuire, although this seems
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The waters around the Shiant Islands are home to a fantastic variety of marine wildlife including grey and harbour seals, fin whales, killer whales, dolphins, basking sharks, porpoises.
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columns on the north side of Garbh Eilean are over 120 metres (390 feet) tall and about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. They are much higher in places than those at
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Stapp, Paul (2002) "Stable isotopes reveal evidence of predation by ship rats on seabirds on the Shiant Islands". Scotland Journal of Applied Ecology 39 (5), 831–840.
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in the distance. This photograph was taken through a "fisheye” (ultra-wide-angle) lens; it is not representative of what an observer on the ground would see.
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Galtachan sunset. From left to right: Galta Beag, unnamed islet, Bodach (with the stooping silhouette of the "old man") Stacan Laidir and Galta Mòr.
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John N. Moore, 'John Adair's Contribution to the Charting of the Scottish Coasts: A Re-Assessment', Imago Mundi, Vol. 52 (2000), pp. 43–65)
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owned the islands from 1925 until 1937. He was an island lover who, at different points in his life, also occasionally rented
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Shiant Islands were home to only eight people. The author and politician
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maintained by the Nicolson family on Eilean an Taighe is the only habitable structure on any of the islands. In 2012,
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Martin's poor grasp of the geography contributed to later confusion. "Island-More" must be his translation of
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Nicolson (2002) adds "hallowed", "haunted", "spooky" and "otherworldly" to the possible meanings of
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A 17th-century chart by John Adair and several other 18th-century charts call Garbh Eilean
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mudstone, which weathers to form much more fertile soil than is present elsewhere in the
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that breed in burrows on the slopes of Garbh Eilean, and significant numbers of
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Beag, Bodach, Stacan Laidir, Galta Mòr, Sgeir Mhic a' Ghobha and Damhag.
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of Scotland. They are five miles (eight kilometres) southeast of the
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A Description of The Western Islands of Scotland (Circa 1695)
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Until recently, the islands were also home to a population of
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Western Isles North
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exhibit a progression in their chemical compositions, from
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White-tailed eagle eyrie on the Shiant Islands in 1888.
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and there was a chapel on Eilean an Taighe (known as
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Geologically, these islands are an extension of the
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Index

Shiants

Landsat
Little Minch
Lewis and Harris
Isle of Skye
/ʃænt/
Scottish Gaelic
[nəˈhelanənˈmoːɾə]
[nəˈhelanənˈʃiant̪ə]

island group
Minch
Harris
Outer Hebrides
Isle of Lewis
Garbh Eilean
Eilean an Taighe
isthmus
Eilean Mhuire

Garbh Eilean
Eilean an Taighe
Eilean Mhuire
Trotternish
Skye
Hebridean
Dolerite
Staffa
Giant's Causeway

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