Shiant Islands

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The Shiant Islands or Shiant Isles are a privately owned island group in the Minch, east of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They are five miles southeast of the Isle of Lewis. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°53'49"N, 6°21'51"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Shiant Islands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Garbh Eilean, Eilean Mhuire.

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Garbh Eilean
6 min walk • This is a list of islands in Scotland with the name Garbh Eilean or similar, meaning "rough island" in Scottish Gaelic.
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Eilean Mhuire
28 min walk • Eilean Mhuire is the most easterly of the Shiant Islands in the Outer Hebrides. Once populated, Eilean Mhuire is now used only for grazing sheep. There was an old local tradition that said there used to be a chapel on the island. There are various ruins on the island, and the Ordnance Survey mark some remains as that of a “St.