List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Rum and the Small Isles

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The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Rum and the Small Isles Area of Search. For other areas, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Small Isles</span> Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn

The Small Isles are a small archipelago of islands in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. They lie south of Skye and north of Mull and Ardnamurchan – the most westerly point of mainland Scotland.

Rùm, a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum, is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, in the district of Lochaber, Scotland. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir George Bullough, because he did not relish the idea of having the title "Laird of Rum".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eigg</span> Island of Scotland

Eigg is one of the Small Isles in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It lies to the south of the Isle of Skye and to the north of the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Eigg is 9 kilometres long from north to south, and 5 km (3 mi) east to west. With an area of 12 sq mi (31 km2), it is the second-largest of the Small Isles after Rùm. Eigg generates virtually all of its electricity using renewable energy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanday, Inner Hebrides</span> Tidal island of the Small Isles, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides

Sanday is one of the Small Isles, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is a tidal island linked to its larger neighbour, Canna, via sandbanks at low tide, and also connected to the larger island by a bridge. Canna and Sanday form a single community, and are usually described as Canna.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mallaig</span> Scottish Highland port

Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ardnamurchan Point</span>

Ardnamurchan Point is a peninsula in Highland, Scotland where the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is situated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eilean Chathastail</span>

Eilean Chathastail is one of the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">An Sgùrr (Eigg)</span>

An Sgùrr is the highest hill on the Inner Hebridean island of Eigg, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It was formed 58.72 ± 0.07 million years ago; the result of one of the last eruptions of a volcano, the core of which now forms the Isle of Rùm. Thick viscous pitchstone lava of rhyodacitic composition flowed out, filling a river valley. The lava cooled and formed column-like structures, similar to those at Giant's Causeway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portuairk</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Portuairk is a crofting township, at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.

The PH postcode area, also known as the Perth postcode area, is a group of 43 postcode districts for post towns: Aberfeldy, Acharacle, Arisaig, Auchterarder, Aviemore, Ballachulish, Blairgowrie, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge, Corrour, Crieff, Dalwhinnie, Dunkeld, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Glenfinnan, Grantown-on-Spey, Invergarry, Isle of Canna, Isle of Eigg, Isle of Rum, Kingussie, Kinlochleven, Lochailort, Mallaig, Nethy Bridge, Newtonmore, Perth, Pitlochry, Roy Bridge and Spean Bridge in Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rum</span> Distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane

Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Philippines, where Tanduay is the largest producer of rum globally.

MV <i>Lochnevis</i>

MV Lochnevis is a Caledonian Maritime Assets ferry, launched in 2000. She is operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, serving the Small Isles of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inverness-shire</span> Historic county in Scotland

Inverness-shire is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in population, with 67,733 people or 1.34% of the Scottish population.

MV <i>Eigg</i>

MV Eigg is a landing craft car ferry built for Caledonian MacBrayne in 1974. She was owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited and operated mostly on the Oban to Lismore route from 1976 until 2013. She was the oldest vessel in the CalMac fleet at her retirement in April 2018. As of June 2018, she is based at Clare Island in County Mayo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portnaluchaig</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Portnaluchaig is a coastal hamlet, located 2 miles north of Arisaig in the Highlands of Scotland and is also in the council area of Highland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Galmisdale</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Galmisdale is the main port of the island of Eigg, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eigg Mountain</span>

Eigg Mountain is high plateau, part of the highlands of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhu Peninsula</span>

Rhu Peninsula and originally known as the Rhu Arisaig peninsula is a small, remote and largely deserted peninsula, at the SW corner of South Morar in Lochaber Highland council area, on the west coast of Scotland. Arisaig is located at the northeast corner of the peninsula. In July 1745, Loch nan Uamh on the south coast of the peninsula was the landing spot for Prince Charles Edward Stuart.