| Scottish Gaelic name | Na h-Eileanan Flannach |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [nə ˈhelanən ˈfl̪ˠan̪ˠəx] |
| Meaning of name | Flannan Isles |
| Location | |
  Flannan Isles Flannan Isles shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NA720460 |
| Coordinates | 58°18′N 7°36′W / 58.3°N 7.6°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Lewis and Harris |
| Area | 58.87 ha (145+1⁄2 acres) over more than seven islands.[1] |
| Area rank | Eilean Mòr is 325th [2] |
| Highest elevation | 88 m (289 ft), on Eilean Mòr |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Largest settlement | Flannan Isles Lighthouse is the only habitable structure |
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| References | [3][4] |
The Flannan Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Flannach)[5] or the Seven Hunters are a small island group in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, approximately 32 kilometres (17+1⁄2 nautical miles) west of the Isle of Lewis. They may take their name from Saint Flannan, the 7th century Irish preacher and abbot.[4]
The islands have been devoid of permanent residents since the automation of Flannan Isles Lighthouse in 1971.[6]
- ^ "SPA description:Flannan Isles". JNCC. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003) Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 329–31. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ Nicholson (1995) pp. 168–79.