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Island Groups 2011

The geography of Scotland comprises the mainland plus many islands. Some of these islands are inhabited and through time their inhabited/uninhabited status can change.


As statistics for individual islands could reveal details about individual people, the individual islands have been grouped into 56 ‘island groups’ for 2011 Census output.


Revisions and Corrections

An anomaly was discovered in the 2011 Island Groups boundaries where the boundaries for some of the island groups were not including the mainland part of the island group.

 
Citation proposal
. Island Groups 2011. Scottish Government https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/ad7c7374-7a2e-4258-8a32-6fd1446e602a

Simple

Alternate title

IslandGroups2011

Date ( Revision )
2016-08-15
Date ( Creation )
2013-08-15
Identifier

www.nrscotland.gov.uk

/

IslandGroups2011

  Owner

National Records of Scotland - (Geography branch)  

Ladywell House, Ladywell Road

Edinburgh

Scotland

EH12 7TF

United Kingdom


  Publisher

Scottish Government - (Geographic Information Science and Analysis Team (GI-SAT), Digital Public Services, DG Enterprise, Environment and Digital)  

Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

Scotland

EH6 6QQ

United Kingdom


Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Statistical units

Use limitation

The following attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: Contains NRS data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year), contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year)

Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints

Available under the Ordnance Survey (OS) Open Data Licence (www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata/licence)

Use limitation

The dataset has complete coverage for Scotland, and is clipped to the High Water Mark coastline (OS BoundaryLine).

Denominator
10000
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Boundaries
Geographic identifier

SCT

 

Date ( Revision )
2007-12-13

N
S
E
W


Reference system identifier

EPSG

/

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)

/

7.4

Distribution format
  • ESRI Shapefile

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    10.0

    )

  • WMS

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    1.3.0

    )

OnLine resource
National Records of Scotland website  

Geography – Civil Parishes and Islands

Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Statement

The geography of Scotland comprises the mainland plus many islands. Some of these islands are inhabited and through time their inhabited/uninhabited status can change.


As statistics for individual islands could reveal details about individual people, the individual islands have been grouped into 56 ‘island groups’ for 2011 Census output.


The ‘Islands’ table on the NRS/GROS geography 2011 Supporting Information section ( http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/geography/geo-prods/census-datasets/2011-census/supp-info.html ) provides basic counts of the number of residents and households in each individual island in 2011. This is the only detail, where it is possible to produce statistics at individual island level. The reason for this is that the lowest level of geography for which Census statistics are produced is Output Area (OA). OAs are formed by aggregating postcodes. In order to prevent disclosure of information pertaining to individuals, these OAs cannot contain less than 20 households or less than 50 residents. There are a number of individual islands that do not meet these criteria. Where an OA contains statistics for two or more islands, those islands are placed in the same ‘island group’.


A total of 110 islands are classified as ‘inhabited islands’ for NRS statistical geography purposes; 17 of these islands had no usual residents at the time of the 2011 Census. The individual islands dataset is available on the Other NRS Datasets section of the NRS/GROS website ( http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/geography/geo-prods/geog-datasets.html )


Island Groups structure


Inhabited Islands combined with


Mainland:

Carna, Isle of Danna, Eilean Tioram, Eilean Donnan, Isle of Ewe, Inchfad, Inchmurrin, Inchtavannach, Innis Chonain, Friarton or Moncreiffe Island, Sanda Island, Eilean Shona, Tanera More / Tannara Mòr, Shuna Island (Lismore), Inchcruin, Eilean Horrisdale, Inchlonaig, Eilean Buidhe, Eilean dà Mhèinn, Eilean an Stalcaire / Castle Stalker


Isle of Arran:

Holy Island


Barra / Barraigh:

Caisteal Chiosmuil


Benbecula / Beinn Na Faoghla:

Eilean na Cille, Flodaigh, Griomasaigh / Grimsay (South)


Colonsay:

Oronsay


Eigg:

Canna, Muck, Rùm, Sanday (Canna)


Housay:

Bruray


Hoy:

Graemsay


Isle of Lewis / Eilean Leodhais & Harris / Na Hea:

Ensay / Easaigh


Luing:

Shuna (Luing)


Mainland of Orkney:

Gairsay, Holm of Grimbister, Lamb Holm, Inner Holm


Mainland of Shetland:

Papa Stour, Vaila


Isle of Mull:

Erraid, Gometra, Inch Kenneth, Ulva


North Uist / Uibhist A Tuath:

Baleshare / Baile Sear


Isle of Raasay:

Rona / Ronaigh (Skye)


Rousay:

Egilsay, Wyre


Isle of Skye:

Eilean Ban, Scalpay (Skye), Soay


Stronsay:

Auskerry, Papa Stronsay


West Burra:

Foula


The following Uninhabited Islands have been included in the following island groups:


Mainland:

Ailsa Craig, Inch, Ardwall Isle, Bass Rock, Inchcape / Bell Rock, Eilean Dubh, Island Davaar, Inchcolm, Inchconnachan, Inchkeith, Isle Martin, Isle of May, Island of Stroma


Isle of Arran:

Pladda


Barra / Barraigh:

Orasaigh


Benbecula / Beinn Na Faoghla:

Sunamul


Berneray / Beàrnaraigh (North Uist):

Pabbay / Pabaigh


Bute:

Inchmarnock


Bressay:

Isle of Noss


Eigg:

Oigh-sgeir / Hyskier


Flotta:

Cava, Fara


Great Cumbrae Island:

Little Cumbrae Island


Housay:

Grunay


Hoy:

Sule Skerry


Jura:

Lunga (Luing), Scarba


Isle of Lewis / Eilean Leodhais & Harris / Na Hea:

Eilean Mòr (Flannan Isles), Killegray / Ceileagraigh, Scarp, Taransay / Tarasaigh


Lismore:

Eilean Musdile


Luing:

Torsa


Mainland of Orkney:

Copinsay


Isle of Mull:

Calve Island, Dubh Artach


North Uist / Uibhist A Tuath:

Boreray / Boraraigh, Eilean Leireabhagh, St Kilda or Hirta / Hiort, Ronay / Ronaigh


Isle of Raasay:

Eilean Fladday


Shapinsay:

Helliar Holm


Isle of Skye:

Ornsay, Pabay


South Ronaldsay:

Muckle Skerry (Pentland Skerries), Swona


Tiree:

Skerryvore


Unst:

Muckle Flugga


Vatersay / Bhatarsaigh:

Bernerary / Beàrnaraigh (Vatersay)


While these uninhabited islands have no statistics their boundaries are included in OAs within the ‘island group’ to ensure consistency with our island dataset which comprise inhabited and uninhabited islands.


Revisions and Corrections

An anomaly was discovered in the 2011 Island Groups boundaries where the boundaries for some of the island groups were not including the mainland part of the island group.

Metadata

File identifier
ad7c7374-7a2e-4258-8a32-6fd1446e602a   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Hierarchy level name

dataset

Date stamp
2018-02-23
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata standard version

1.0

  Point of contact

National Records of Scotland - (Geography branch)  

Ladywell House, Ladywell Road

Edinburgh

Scotland

EH12 7TF

United Kingdom


 
 

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