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This article is about the many bays found around the islands of the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. A bay is a part of a sea, lake, or ocean that is partly enclosed by land, like a curve or a dent in the coastline. The Inner Hebrides are a group of islands off the west coast of mainland Scotland, known for their beautiful scenery and rich history.

Hebridesmap
A map of the Inner and Outer Hebrides in Scotland. The Inner Hebrides are shown in Magenta

Crowlin Islands

Eilean Mòr

The island of Eilean Mòr has one bay:

Firth of Lorn

Eilean Dubh Mòr

The island of Eilean Dubh Mòr has one bay:

Kerrera

The island of Kerrera has several bays:

Lismore

The island of Lismore has these bays:

Garvellachs

Eileach an Naoimh

This small island of Eileach an Naoimh does not have any bays.

Garbh Eileach

The island of Garbh Eileach has one bay:

Islay and Nearby Islands

Colonsay

The island of Colonsay has many bays:

Danna

This is a tidal island with no bays.

Gigha

The island of Gigha has several bays:

Cara Island

Islay

The island of Islay has many bays:

Jura

The island of Jura has many bays:

Oronsay

The island of Oronsay has one bay:

Scarba

The island of Scarba has these bays:

Texa

The island of Texa has these bays:

Knapdale

Eilean dà Mhèinn

This small inhabited island in Loch Crinan does not have any bays.

Loch Craignish

Eilean Mhic Chrion

The island of Eilean Mhic Chrion has these bays:

Eilean Rìgh

The small island of Eilean Rìgh does not have any bays.

Eilean Trodday

The small island of Eilean Trodday does not have any bays.

Loch Linnhe

Eriska

Eriska is a flat tidal island at the entrance to Loch Creran with no bays.

Loch Moidart

Eilean Shona

The island of Eilean Shona has one bay:

Eilean Tioram

This is a small tidal island on the south channel of Loch Moidart with no bays.

Loch Sunnart

Càrna

The island of Càrna does not have any bays.

Oldany

The island of Oldany does not have any bays.

Oronsay

The island of Oronsay does not have any bays.

Mull and Nearby Islands

Calve Island

This island does not have any bays.

Coll

The island of Coll has many bays:

Eorsa

The island of Eorsa does not have any bays.

Erraid

The island of Erraid has one bay:

Gometra

The island of Gometra has one bay:

Gunna

The island of Gunna has one bay:

Inch Kenneth

The island of Inch Kenneth has one bay:

Iona

The island of Iona has these bays:

Little Colonsay

This small island does not have any bays.

Mull

The island of Mull has many bays:

Staffa

The small island of Staffa does not have any bays.

Shuna

The island of Shuna does not have any bays.

Tiree

The island of Tiree has many bays:

Ulva

The island of Ulva has these bays:

Treshnish Isles

Lunga

This small island of Lunga does not have any bays.

North Highland

Eilean an Ròin Mòr

The small island of Eilean an Ròin Mòr and the much smaller island next to it, Eilean an Ròin Beag, do not have any bays.

Eilean Horrisdale

The island of Eilean Horrisdale has these bays:

Gruinard

This island does not have any bays.

Handa

This island does not have any bays.

Isle of Ewe

The island of Isle of Ewe has these bays:

Longa Island

The island of Longa Island has these bays:

Sound of Arisaig

Eilean an Ròin Mòr

The small island of Eilean an Ròin Mòr does not have any bays.

Eilean Ighe

The small island of Eilean Ighe does not have any bays.

Skye and Nearby Islands

Eilean Bàn

The small island of Eilean Bàn between Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye does not have any bays.

Eilean Orasaigh

The small island of Eilean Orasaigh does not have any bays.

Eilean Tigh

The small island of Eilean Tigh does not have any bays.

Harlosh

The small island of Harlosh does not have any bays.

Isay

The small island of Isay in Loch Dunvegan does not have any bays.

Longay

The small island of Longay does not have any bays.

Ornsay

The small island of Ornsay off the south-east coast of Skye, does not have any bays.

Pabay

The small island of Pabay, off the southeast coast of Skye, does not have any bays.

Raasay

The island of Raasay has these bays:

Rona

The island of Rona has these bays:

Scalpay, Inner Hebrides

The island of Scalpay, Inner Hebrides has these bays:

Skye

The island of Skye has many bays:

Soay, Inner Hebrides

The island of Soay, Inner Hebrides has one bay:

Wiay

The island of Wiay has one bay:

Cowlin Islands

Eilean Meadhanach

The island of Eilean Meadhanach has one bay:

Slate Islands

Easdale

The island of Easdale has one bay:

Insh

The small island of Insh does not have any bays.

Luing

The island of Luing has these bays:

Lunga

The island of Lunga has one bay:

Seil

The island of Seil has these bays:

Shuna

The island of Shuna has one bay:

Torsa

A small island of Torsa off the north coast of Luing does not have any bays.

Small Isles

Canna

The island of Canna has these bays:

Eigg

The island of Eigg has these bays:

Muck

The island of Muck has these bays:

Rùm

The island of Rùm has these bays:

Sanday

The island of Sanday has these bays:

Summer Isles

Horse Island

The island of Horse has one bay:

Island Macaskin

This small island of Island Macaskin does not have any bays.

Isle Martin

The island of Isle Martin has these bays:

Isle Ristol

The island of Isle Ristol has one bay:

Priest Island

The island of Priest Island has one bay:

Tanera Beag

The island of Tanera Beag has these bays:

Tanera Mòr

The island of Tanera Mòr has one bay:

See also

  • List of bays of the Firth of Clyde
  • List of bays of Scotland
  • List of bays of the Outer Hebrides
  • List of bays of the Shetland Islands
  • List of bays of the Orkney Islands
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