Editing Small Isles (section)

{{Short description|Island group off the west coast of Scotland}}
{{About|the Small Isles off Skye|the Small Isles off south east Jura|Small Isles, Argyll}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox protected area 
| name = Small Isles
| photo = File:Eigg-and-Rum-from-mainland.jpg
| photo_caption = A distant view of Eigg, with the hills of Rùm behind.
| location = [[Lochaber]], [[Highland (council area)|Highland]], [[Scotland]]
| nearest_city = 
| map_image = Hebridesmap_Small_Isles.png
| relief = 
| map_caption = The location of the Small Isles within the Hebrides
| coordinates = {{coord|56|58|N|6|16|W|region:GB_type:isle|display=title}}
| area_km2 = 472
| area_ref = <ref name="nsa-area"/>
| established = 1981
| visitation_num = 
| visitation_year = 
| governing_body = [[NatureScot]]
}}
[[Image:Blaeu - Atlas of Scotland 1654 - INSVLÆ QVÆDAM MINORES - The Small Isles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3333|[[Willem Blaeu|Blaeu's]] 1654 Atlas of Scotland - The Small Isles. Rùm is at centre, surrounded by "Kannay', 'Egg' and 'Muck'.]]
[[File:Small Isles Ordnance Survey Map 1896.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3333|Ordnance Survey Map of 1896]]
The '''Small Isles''' ({{langx|gd|Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn}}<ref name=MacanT>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf| title=Placenames| author=Iain Mac an Tàilleir| publisher=Pàrlamaid na h-Alba| format=PDF| access-date=2007-07-23| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529185220/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf| archive-date=2008-05-29}}</ref>) are a small [[archipelago]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]], off the west coast of [[Scotland]]. They lie south of [[Isle of Skye|Skye]] and north of [[Isle of Mull|Mull]] and [[Ardnamurchan]]&nbsp;&ndash; the most westerly point of mainland [[Scotland]].

Until 1891, [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]], [[Rùm]] and [[Muck, Scotland|Muck]] belonged to the county of [[Argyll]],<ref>[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10190654 "Argyll"]. ''Vision of Britain''. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 May 2020.</ref> while [[Eigg]] belonged to [[Inverness-shire]]. In that year, the entire archipelago was transferred to Inverness-shire. They now belong to the [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] council area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/4428/small_isles_community_councilpdf|title=Small Isles Community Council - Boundary Map|publisher=The Highland Council|date=April 2011|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>