The Small Isles are a group of islands considered part of the British Isles, lying in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. The islands lie south of Skye and north of Mull. They are part of the Highland district, and were traditionally part of Inverness-shire.
The largest of the Small Isles is Rum, with an area of 105kmē. The other three main islands are Eigg, Muck and Canna. Soay, off Skye, is occasionally included as one of the isles.
Smaller islands surrounding the main four include Sanday, Horse Island, and the extremely small isles of Oigh-Sgeir, Garbh Sgeir, Humla, Eilean Chathastail, Dubh Sgeir and Eagamol.
The British Isles is a term given to the group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe including Great Britain (containing England, Scotland, and Wales), Ireland and the many smaller adjacent islands.
In 1140 the Hebridean Islands, the Isle of Man and Antrim came under the Norse-Gael rule of the Lord of the Isles who kept a varying degree of independence until the Hebrides were forfeited to Scotland in 1493.
Sometimes, an ambiguous phrase such as "these Isles" or "the Isles" is used, thus utilising the same logic used when referring to the Persian Gulf as the "Gulf".
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