Alternate title

IslandGroups2011

Date ( Revision )

2016-08-15

Date ( Creation )

2013-08-15

Identifier

www.nrscotland.gov.uk / IslandGroups2011

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

Reference system identifier

EPSG / OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700) / 7.4

Distribution format

• ESRI Shapefile (10.0 )

• WMS (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

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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