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.
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. Island Groups 2011. Scottish Government https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/ad7c7374-7a2e-4258-8a32-6fd1446e602a |
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IslandGroups2011
- Date ( Revision )
- 2016-08-15
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- 2013-08-15
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www.nrscotland.gov.uk
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Owner
Ladywell House, Ladywell Road
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH12 7TF
United Kingdom
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Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
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Available under the Ordnance Survey (OS) Open Data Licence (www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata/licence)
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The dataset has complete coverage for Scotland, and is clipped to the High Water Mark coastline (OS BoundaryLine).
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- 10000
- Metadata language
- eng English
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- Boundaries
- Geographic identifier
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SCT
- Date ( Revision )
- 2007-12-13
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EPSG
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National Records of Scotland website
Geography – Civil Parishes and Islands
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- Statement
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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
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2018-02-23
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115:2003/19139
- Metadata standard version
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1.0
Point of contact
Ladywell House, Ladywell Road
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH12 7TF
United Kingdom
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